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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Public Health. 2014 Apr 17;104(10):1928–1934. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301735

Table 4. Predictors of Household Air Nicotine Levels: Factors Influencing Adoption of and Adherence to Indoor Smoking Bans, Massachusetts, April 2010–September 2012.

Characteristic Bivariate P Multivariable Modela

P Mean (95% CI)
Living room
Total cigarettes smoked per week (all) < .01
Total smokers in household (range = 0–3) < .01
Home smoking rule < .01
 No ban 0.69 (0.22, 2.20)
 Partial ban 0.12 (0.06, 0.23)
 Complete ban 0.11 (0.06, 0.19)
Current smoker < .01 < .01
 No 0.12 (0.06, 0.23)
 Yes 0.35 (0.19, 0.67)
Location of smoking < .01 < .01
 No smoking 0.07 (0.02, 0.23)
 Outside only 0.20 (0.10, 0.41)
 Indoors (with or without outdoor locations) 0.69 (0.44, 1.09)
Participant age, y .16
Age of child, mo .46
Household size .09
Education levelb .09
Race/ethnicityc .05
Child had ≥ 1 health problem in past 6 mo (yes or no) .24
Child's bedroom
Total cigarettes smoked per week (all) < .01
Total smokers in household (range = 0–3) < .01
Home smoking rule < .01 < .01
 No ban 0.38 (0.13, 1.10)
Partial ban 0.08 (0.04, 0.14)
 Complete ban 0.08 (0.05, 0.13)
Current smoker < .01 < .01
 No 0.07 (0.04, 0.12)
 Yes 0.27 (0.15, 0.48)
Location of smoking < .01 < .01
 No smoking 0.06 (0.02, 0.17)
 Outside only 0.13 (0.07, 0.24)
 Indoors (with or without outdoor locations) 0.32 (0.21, 0.48)
Participant age, y .02
Age of child, mo .04
Household size .26
Education levelb .13
Race/ethnicityc .01
Child had ≥ 1 health problem in past 6 mo (yes or no) .77

Note. CI = confidence interval; GED = general equivalency diploma.

a

For the living room multivariable model, R2 = 0.33; for the child's bedroom multivariable model, R2 = 0.34.

b

Educational level (a proxy for socioeconomic position) was categorized as less than high school, high school or general equivalency diploma, some college, and undergraduate degree or higher.

c

Race/ethnicity was categorized as Hispanic, non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, or non-Hispanic other.