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. 2017 Oct 4;132(6):637–645. doi: 10.1177/0033354917732767

Table 2.

Bivariate associations with multiple housing unit incursions among nonsmoking parents who answered questions on incursions in the Apartment Dweller and Smoking Study, United States, 2013a

Characteristicb No. of Respondentsb Respondents Who Reported No Incursions, No. (%)c Respondents Who Reported Incursions, No. (%)c P Valued
Age, y 522
 30-44 304 (72.6) 115 (27.4) .25
 ≥45 80 (77.7) 23 (22.3)
Parental education attainment 573
 ≥High school 336 (77.1) 100 (22.9) .20
 <High school 92 (67.2) 45 (32.8)
Annual household income, US$ 572
 <20 000 96 (67.6) 46 (32.4) .36
 20 000-74 999 234 (77.5) 68 (22.5)
 ≥75 000 98 (76.6) 30 (23.4)
Housing status 552
 Own 83 (86.5) 13 (13.5) .03
 Rent 331 (72.6) 125 (27.4)
Sex 572
 Female 250 (76.0) 79 (24.0) .59
 Male 177 (72.8) 66 (27.2)
Race/ethnicity 572
 Non-Hispanic white 143 (73.3) 52 (26.7) .10
 Non-Hispanic black 62 (82.7) 13 (17.3)
 Non-Hispanic other 71 (86.6) 11 (13.4)
 Hispanic 152 (69.1) 68 (30.9)
Type of multiunit housing 572
 1-family house attached to ≥1 house 153 (82.7) 32 (17.1) .12
 Building with ≥2 apartments 274 (70.8) 113 (29.2)
No. of units in multiunit housing 568
 ≤5 210 (82.4) 45 (17.6) .02
 ≥6 214 (68.4) 99 (31.6)
Geographic region 572
 Northeast 84 (72.4) 32 (27.6) .02
 Midwest 53 (70.7) 22 (29.3)
 South 170 (86.7) 26 (13.3)
 West 121 (65.4) 64 (34.6)
Lives in public housing 571
 Yes 21 (35.6) 38 (64.4) <.001
 No 406 (79.3) 106 (20.7)
Property manager permits smoking in apartment/condominium units 563
 Yes 195 (68.4) 90 (31.6) .02
 No 227 (81.7) 51 (18.3)
Property manager allows smoking on the property 562
 Yes 253 (71.9) 99 (28.1) .18
 No 168 (80.2) 42 (19.8)
Satisfied with apartment, condominium, co-op, or townhouse 542
 Yes 344 (77.7) 99 (22.3) .03
 No 60 (60.6) 39 (39.4)
Satisfied with property/building management 542
 Yes 292 (78.7) 79 (21.3) .04
 No 100 (65.4) 53 (34.6)

aOf 580 nonsmoking parents, 572 (99%) responded to the question on incursions: “Do you ever smell smoke in your unit?” Not all 572 parents answered questions on demographic characteristics, smoking rules, and satisfaction with housing.

bOf the number of nonsmoking parents who responded to the question on incursions, the number of parents who answered questions on demographic characteristics, smoking rules, and satisfaction with housing. Not all parents answered these questions.

cData are weighted. As such, values may not sum to the total because of rounding.

d P value determined by Rao-Scott χ2 tests.