Table 2. Description of Policy, Study on Development Process of Adopting Smoke-Free Policies in 23 PHAs in North Carolina and Georgia, 2016.

Policy Descriptiona	No.
Overall policy
Comprehensive (indoors and outdoors)	2
All indoor spaces smoke-free	20
Common areas only	1
Outdoor policy specificsa
Buffer zones of 10, 15, 20, or 25 feet	7
Designated areas only	6
Back porches only	2
Anywhere but common areas	1
Anywhere outdoors	6
Year of policy adoption
2009–2010	5
2011–2013	10
2014–2016	8

Abbreviation: PHA, public housing authority.

^a Some participants described varying policies across properties.