Table 3.

Results of sensitivity analyses for deaths attributable to passive smoking

	General population			Hospitality employees
				Exposed at work		Exposed at home
Assumption applied	20-64 years exposed at home	All workforce exposed at work	≥65 years exposed at home	Fifth of pub, bar, nightclub workers	Fifth of hotel and restaurant workers	All pub, bar, nightclub workers	All hotel and restaurant workers
Lower 95% confidence limit*
Subtotal	1684	204	4357	11	11	18	47
Difference (%)†	−1454 (−44)‡		−3602 (−45)	−32 (−59)§		—
Upper 95% confidence limit*
Subtotal	3683	1085	11426	33	46	40	102
Difference (%)†	1426 (43)‡		3467 (44)	25 (46)§		—
Relative risk for stroke equivalent to relative risk for ischaemic heart disease
Subtotal	2532	518	6860	22	26	27	70
Difference (%)†	−293 (−9)‡		−1099 (−14)	−6 (−10)§		—
Australian prevalence plus smoking regulations as in Republic of Ireland¶
Subtotal	2211	0	5384	0	0	24	61
Difference (%)†	−1131 (−34)‡		−2575 (−32)	−54 (−100)§		—

^*Taken from Woodward and Laugesen.¹⁵

^†Difference relative to equivalent figures in table 2.

^‡For all aged 20-65 years.

^§For workplace exposure in all hospitality employees.

^¶Figures for prevalence from White et al²⁸; all workplaces in Republic of Ireland are now smoke free.