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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 2.
Published in final edited form as: Eur Respir J. 2009 Nov 19;35(5):969–979. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00066809

Table 6.

Odds (95% confidence intervals) of having a smoking ban at home among non-smokers#

France
(n=666)
Ireland
(n=716)
Italy
(n=716)
Czech Republic
(n=699)
Sweden
(n=766)
All countries
(n=3563)
Age in years
18–24 3.26 (1.37, 7.73) 1.71 (0.79, 3.71) 0.95 (0.43, 2.11) 3.27 (1.05, 10.2) 5.26 (1.56, 17.7) 2.21 (1.52, 3.21)
25–34 2.24 (1.27, 3.97) 2.37 (1.19, 4.74) 2.36 (1.32, 4.21) 1.75 (0.84, 3.64) 3.02 (1.14, 8.02) 2.34 (1.76, 3.09)
35–44 1.46 (0.86, 2.46) 1.60 (0.85, 3.01) 3.18 (1.78, 5.68) 1.09 (0.56, 2.14) 5.79 (1.73, 19.4) 2.02 (1.54, 2.64)
45–54 1.22 (0.76, 1.98) 1.28 (0.71, 2.31) 1.21 (0.72, 2.04) 1.38 (0.70, 2.72) 2.64 (1.17, 6.00) 1.40 (1.10, 1.79)
+ 55 Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent
Marital status
Married Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent
Living with partner 0.79 (0.48, 1.30) 0.63 (0.18, 2.23) 0.91 (0.32, 2.60) ------ 0.77 (0.33, 1.83) 0.94 (0.66, 1.34)
Divorced/Separated 0.92 (0.60, 1.40) 0.87 (0.41, 1.82) 0.76 (0.38, 1.52) 1.01 (0.53, 1.95) 0.84 (0.35, 2.00) 0.90 (0.69, 1.17)
Never married 0.66 (0.34, 1.27) 0.36 (0.22, 0.60) 0.85 (0.53, 1.37) 0.58 (0.28, 1.20) 0.30 (0.13, 0.68) 0.54 (0.42, 0.70)
Widowed 4.05 (1.10, 14.9) 0.99 (0.55, 1.77) 1.06 (0.60, 1.87) 0.66 (0.37, 1.18) 0.38 (0.16, 0.93) 0.91 (0.69, 1.20)
Age at completion of education
<=19 1.17 (0.81, 1.68) 0.78 (0.50, 1.21) 1.18 (0.80, 1.73) 0.87 (0.55, 1.40) 0.83 (0.43, 1.62) 0.97 (0.80, 1.17)
20–25 Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent
26+ 1.37 (0.76, 2.47) 0.94 (0.44, 1.99) 1.12 (0.60, 2.09) 2.87 (1.08, 7.63) 1.04 (0.48, 2.25) 1.27 (0.95, 1.71)
City size
<5000 persons 1.37 (0.90, 2.09) 1.07 (0.67, 1.71) 1.22 (0.71, 2.10) 1.12 (0.66, 1.92) 1.64 (0.84, 3.22) 1.21 (0.97, 1.50)
5000 – 100000 1.35 (0.90, 2.03) 1.09 (0.70, 1.70) 1.09 (0.74, 1.60) 1.16 (0.71, 1.89) 1.79 (0.90, 3.55) 1.18 (0.97, 1.43)
100000+ Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent
Smoking status
Never smoker Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent
Former smoker 0.62 (0.41, 0.92) 0.86 (0.58, 1.26) 0.90 (0.61, 1.31) 0.59 (0.35, 0.99) 1.58 (0.85, 2.91) 0.81 (0.67, 0.97)
One or both parents smoked
Yes 0.72 (0.51, 1.02) 0.45 (0.30, 0.67) 0.60 (0.43, 0.85) 0.70 (0.46, 1.06) 0.60 (0.34, 1.04) 0.62 (0.52, 0.73)
Family history of lung cancer
Yes 0.94 (0.63, 1.41) 1.10 (0.68, 1.78) 1.38 (0.88, 2.16) 1.70 (1.00, 2.88) 0.80 (0.41, 1.59) 1.18 (0.96, 1.45)
Perceived risk of lung cancer
Low Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent
Medium 0.90 (0.62, 1.32) 0.60 (0.36, 0.99) 0.50 (0.33, 0.77) 1.08 (0.62, 1.91) 0.73 (0.37, 1.43) 0.73 (0.59, 0.89)
High 1.58 (0.89, 2.80) 1.74 (0.72, 4.23) 0.68 (0.40, 1.16) 2.23 (0.69, 7.20) 0.84 (0.32, 2.19) 1.15 (0.84, 1.55)
Don't know 1.27 (0.68, 2.39) 0.77 (0.47, 1.27) 0.80 (0.48, 1.36) 1.20 (0.73, 1.98) 2.49 (0.52, 12.0) 0.98 (0.76, 1.26)
The medical evidence that smoking is harmful is exaggerated
Likert scale 1.22 (1.06, 1.42) 1.25 (1.04, 1.51) 1.07 (0.89, 1.28) 1.26 (1.01, 1.58) 1.09 (0.85, 1.41) 1.20 (1.11, 1.30)
Exposure to secondhand smoke is dangerous to a pregnant woman and her child
Likert scale 1.13 (0.70, 1.83) 0.76 (0.51, 1.13) 0.62 (0.37, 1.05) 0.43 (0.21, 0.90) 1.57 (0.67, 3.67) 0.82 (0.66, 1.02)
Are you bothered by secondhand smoke?
Yes 2.56 (1.77, 3.70) 2.74 (1.77, 4.23) 5.08 (3.31, 7.80) 4.77 (2.92, 7.79) 4.80 (2.73, 8.46) 3.46 (2.86, 4.18)
Participant has a smoking ban at their workplace
Yes 1.42 (0.97, 2.08) 1.22 (0.79, 1.90) 1.07 (0.73, 1.56) 1.09 (0.70, 1.70) 0.80 (0.40, 1.59) 1.07 (0.89, 1.28)
Country
Ireland --- --- --- --- --- Referent
Czech Republic --- --- --- --- --- 1.51 (1.15, 1.98)
France --- --- --- --- --- 0.99 (0.75, 1.30)
Italy --- --- --- --- --- 0.84 (0.65, 1.08)
Sweden --- --- --- --- --- 4.55 (3.26, 6.35)
#

All variables adjusted for all other factors in the model.

4 point Likert scale: 1=Strongly agree, 2=Agree, 3=Disagree, 4=Strongly disagree.