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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 13.
Published in final edited form as: Tob Control. 2012 Sep 27;22(4):e5. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050582

Table 2. Percent of adults exposed to secondhand smoke in the workplace overall and among non-smokers,* by sex and age—Global Adult Tobacco Use Survey (GATS).

% (95% CI)

GATS Males (age in years) Females (age in years)


Country Year 15–24 25–64 ≥65 Overall 15–24 25–64 ≥65 Overall
All respondents
 Bangladesh 2009 64.6 (56.3 to 72.0) 67.9 (63.2 to 72.3) 61.8 (42.9 to 77.7) 66.8 (62.4 to 70.9) 23.6 (12.9 to 39.1) 34.1 (26.2 to 42.9) Not calculated 30.6 (23.7 to 38.6)
 Brazil 2008 25.4 (22.3 to 28.7) 27.0 (25.4 to 28.7) 37.1 (28.7 to 46.4) 26.9 (25.4 to 28.4) 16.9 (14.3 to 19.9) 20.3 (19.0 to 21.7) 22.9 (14.7 to 34.0) 19.7 (18.5 to 20.9)
 China 2010 51.2 (42.3 to 60.0) 79.3 (75.7 to 82.4) 49.6 (27.1 to 72.2) 71.1 (66.3 to 75.4) 48.9 (41.7 to 56.1) 55.3 (48.1 to 62.3) 26.2 (10.2 to 52.8) 53.2 (47.7 to 58.6)
 Egypt 2009 61.0 (54.4 to 67.2) 62.0 (59.2 to 64.6) 57.4 (36.7 to 75.8) 61.7 (59.0 to 64.4) 55.9 (45.0 to 66.3) 53.0 (48.9 to 57.0) Not calculated 53.6 (49.5 to 57.6)
 India 2009/10 31.2 (27.2 to 35.5) 32.6 (30.6 to 34.7) 29.3 (22.0 to 37.9) 32.2 (30.3 to 34.2) 13.9 (9.9 to 19.2) 20.6 (17.3 to 24.3) 39.3 (17.6 to 66.3) 19.4 (16.4 to 22.7)
 Mexico 2009 27.5 (21.7 to 34.2) 20.4 (17.3 to 24.0) 25.0 (14.1 to 40.4) 22.2 (19.7 to 24.9) 14.1 (9.3 to 20.6) 13.6 (10.7 to 17.1) Not calculated 13.7 (11.1 to 16.7)
 Philippines 2009 36.6 (28.6 to 45.4) 38.9 (34.9 to 43.0) Not Calculated 38.8 (35.1 to 42.7) 24.7 (18.1 to 32.8) 25.7 (22.2 to 29.6) 51.5 (31.7 to 70.8) 26.2 (22.9 to 29.8)
 Poland 2009/10 43.6 (34.5 to 53.2) 40.9 (37.8 to 44.0) Not Calculated 41.3 (38.4 to 44.3) 24.6 (16.2 to 35.5) 25.1 (22.0 to 28.4) Not calculated 24.9 (22.0 to 28.1)
 Russia 2009 38.7 (33.5 to 44.2) 48.2 (44.7 to 51.7) 27.9 (15.8 to 44.3) 45.7 (42.5 to 48.9) 25.4 (20.3 to 31.2) 25.9 (23.0 to 29.2) 18.8 (6.7 to 42.8) 25.7 (22.9 to 28.8)
 Thailand 2009 40.6 (29.3 to 53.1) 33.2 (30.1 to 36.4) 42.9 (27.9 to 59.4) 34.9 (31.2 to 38.8) 15.3 (9.8 to 23.0) 19.8 (17.4 to 22.3) 13.9 (6.1 to 28.7) 18.9 (16.8 to 21.2)
 Turkey 2008 42.7 (34.6 to 51.3) 39.7 (36.4 to 43.1) 27.5 (13.8 to 47.3) 40.1 (36.9 to 43.5) 32.7 (21.8 to 45.8) 26.7 (21.9 to 32.2) Not calculated 28.1 (23.4 to 33.4)
 Ukraine 2010 44.8 (36.1 to 53.7) 43.3 (40.0 to 46.7) 40.3 (24.8 to 58.0) 43.5 (40.3 to 46.7) 26.4 (17.4 to 37.8) 22.3 (19.3 to 25.7) Not calculated 22.9 (19.9 to 26.2)
 Uruguay 2009 20.3 (12.7 to 30.7) 22.0 (18.1 to 26.5) 10.4 (3.4 to 27.8) 21.4 (17.7 to 25.5) 16.0 (8.7 to to 27.7) 11.5 (8.8 to 14.9) 2.4 (0.5 to 9.5) 11.8 (9.2 to 14.9)
 Vietnam 2010 65.9 (55.8 to 74.7) 69.6 (65.7 to 73.3) Not Calculated 68.7 (64.9 to 72.2) 34.5 (26.4 to 43.6) 44.1 (39.8 to 48.5) Not calculated 41.4 (37.2 to 45.7)
GATS non-smokers
 Bangladesh 2009 62.1 (52.0 to 71.3) 60.2 (54.2 to 65.9) 59.5 (38.1 to 77.8) 60.8 (55.4 to 66.0) 23.1 (12.5 to 38.7) 32.8 (25.0 to 41.8) Not calculated 29.6 (22.7 to 37.6)
 Brazil 2008 24.4 (21.2 to 28.0) 24.8 (23.2 to 26.6) 36.2 (27.4 to 46.0) 25.0 (23.5 to 26.6) 15.8 (13.2 to 18.9) 19.3 (17.9 to 20.8) 24.0 (15.1 to 35.8) 18.7 (17.4 to 20.0)
 China 2010 39.3 (29.0 to 50.8) 70.3 (64.6 to 75.4) 26.6 (8.8 to 57.7) 57.5 (51.2 to 63.5) 49.0 (41.8 to 56.2) 55.3 (47.6 to 62.6) 26.2 (10.2 to 52.8) 53.2 (47.4 to 58.8)
 Egypt 2009 58.6 (50.3 to 66.4) 59.4 (55.9 to 62.7) Not Calculated 59.2 (55.9 to 62.3) 55.9 (45.0 to 66.3) 52.7 (48.6 to 56.8) Not calculated 53.4 (49.3 to 57.5)
 India 2009/10 29.0 (25.1 to 33.3) 27.8 (25.8 to 29.9) 24.5 (17.1 to 33.8) 28.1 (26.2 to 30.0) 13.5 (9.5 to 18.8) 20.3 (16.9 to 24.0) 36.3 (13.4 to 67.7) 18.9 (15.9 to 22.2)
 Mexico 2009 20.1 (13.6 to 28.7) 18.7 (15.6 to 22.3) 27.0 (15.0 to 43.7) 19.3 (16.7 to 22.2) 14.1 (9.1 to 21.2) 13.0 (10.2 to 16.4) Not calculated 13.1 (10.6 to 16.2)
 Philippines 2009 26.9 (18.4 to 37.5) 32.1 (27.2 to 37.5) Not Calculated 31.7 (27.2 to 36.6) 25.1 (18.3 to 33.4) 25.1 (21.5 to 29.1) 47.9 (25.0 to 71.7) 25.7 (22.3 to 29.4)
 Poland 2009/10 39.2 (28.5 to 51.1) 32.6 (29.0 to 36.5) Not Calculated 33.8 (30.3 to 37.5) 19.9 (11.3 to 32.7) 19.5 (16.7 to 22.8) Not calculated 19.5 (16.8 to 22.5)
 Russia 2009 27.9 (21.4 to 35.6) 37.2 (32.7 to 42.0) 17.1 (7.7 to 33.8) 34.0 (30.1 to 38.2) 23.7 (17.9 to 30.8) 23.5 (20.4 to 26.8) 18.8 (6.7 to 42.8) 23.4 (20.5 to 26.7)
 Thailand 2009 40.1 (25.2 to 57.1) 28.1 (24.5 to 31.9) 35.3 (19.0 to 55.9) 30.8 (26.0 to 36.1) 15.4 (9.8 to 23.2) 19.7 (17.3 to 22.3) 14.9 (6.5 to 30.6) 18.9 (16.8 to 21.2)
 Turkey 2008 36.0 (26.0 to 47.4) 34.9 (30.7 to 39.3) Not Calculated 35.0 (31.0 to 39.2) 25.1 (13.7 to 41.5) 21.9 (17.2 to 27.5) Not calculated 22.9 (18.1 to 28.5)
 Ukraine 2010 38.4 (24.5 to 54.5) 33.8 (29.4 to 38.5) 37.3 (19.6 to 59.1) 34.5 (30.1 to 39.3) 22.9 (14.3 to 34.5) 21.1 (18.0 to 24.5) Not calculated 21.4 (18.4 to 24.7)
 Uruguay 2009 20.0 (11.9 to 31.6) 20.2 (15.7 to 25.6) 12.5 (3.9 to 33.6) 19.9 (15.7 to 24.9) 15.0 (7.0 to 29.4) 11.8 (8.6 to 16.0) 1.7 (0.2 to 11.8) 11.9 (8.9 to 15.7)
 Vietnam 2010 65.6 (53.2 to 76.2) 61.7 (55.6 to 67.4) Not Calculated 62.8 (57.1 to 68.1) 34.5 (26.4 to 43.6) 44.0 (39.7 to 48.4) Not calculated 41.3 (37.1 to 45.6)
*

Among respondents who reported working in an indoor area outside the home.

Sample size less than 25.