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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 7.

Odds (95% confidence intervals) of having a smoking ban at work#

All countries
(n=3996)

OR (95% CI)
Age
18–24 years old 3.24 (1.81, 5.78)
25–34 years old 3.74 (2.65, 5.28)
35–44 years old 4.05 (2.89, 5.70)
45–54 years old 2.98 (2.19, 4.06)
+ 55 years old Referent
Marital status
Married Referent
Living with partner 0.62 (0.42, 0.92)
Divorced/Separated 0.85 (0.62, 1.15)
Never married 0.85 (0.61, 1.18)
Widowed 0.61 (0.44, 0.83)
Age at finish of education
<=19 Referent
20–25 0.86 (0.59, 1.26)
26+ 0.57 (0.40, 0.82)
Job category (ISCO-88)
Professionals (ISCO 1, 2) Referent
Technical positions (ISCO 3) 0.64 (0.50, 0.82)
Skilled workers (ISCO 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10) 0.53 (0.32, 0.88)
Unskilled workers (ISCO 9) 0.73 (0.49, 1.11)
City size
<5000 persons 1.27 (0.97, 1.52)
5000 – 100000 1.19 (0.94, 1.52)
100000+ Referent
Smoking status
Never smoker Referent
Former smoker 0.63 (0.49, 0.81)
Smokes every day 0.73 (0.54, 0.99)
Smokes some days 0.87 (0.48, 1.61)
Are you bothered by secondhand smoke?
Yes 1.23 (0.97, 1.55)
Country
Ireland 6.14 (3.73, 10.1)
Czech Republic Referent
France 3.21 (2.19, 4.71)
Italy 0.87 (0.65, 1.16)
Sweden 2.46 (1.79, 3.37)
#

Included only participants who worked outside the home, had a regular work area, and were not full-time students. All variables adjusted for all other factors in the model.