Table 7.

Distribution of Avoidance Behavior - Gender-Wise

	Males (722)	Females (720)	Total (1442)	P value
In my family, if someone smokes in front of me I will choose to leave in order to avoid the second-hand smoke	593 (82.1)	549 (76.3)	1142 (79.2)	0.000*
In public places when people smoke in front of me, I will choose to leave in order to avoid the second-hand smoke	563 (78)	539 (74.9)	1102 (76.4)	0.018*
When I cannot avoid a second-hand smoke environment, I will open the window to ventilate the smoke in the room	513 (71.1)	493 (68.5)	1006 (69.8)	0.045*
In my home, if someone smokes in front of me I will ask him or her to stop smoking or I will ask him or her to smoke elsewhere	545 (75.6)	549 (76.3)	1094 (75.9)	0.185
In public places, if someone smokes beside me I will ask him or her to stop smoking, or I will ask him or her to smoke elsewhere	513 (71.1)	507 (70.4)	1020 (70.7)	0.227

*P<0.05, Significant; numbers in parenthesis represent percentages