Open AccessAttitudes, Experiences, and Acceptance of Smoke-Free Policies Among US Multiunit Housing Residents
Author(s) -
Andrea S. Licht,
Brian A. King,
Mark J. Travers,
Cheryl Rivard,
Andrew Hyland
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2012.300717
Subject(s) - landline , smoke , environmental health , secondhand smoke , third hand smoke , unit (ring theory) , phone , passive smoking , medicine , business , psychology , cigarette smoke , geography , sidestream smoke , philosophy , linguistics , mathematics education , meteorology
We assessed factors related to smoke-free policies among a cross-sectional, nationally representative, random-digit-dial sample (landline and cell phone) of US multiunit housing residents (n = 418). Overall, 29% reported living in smoke-free buildings, while 79% reported voluntary smoke-free home rules. Among those with smoke-free home rules, 44% reported secondhand smoke incursions in their unit. Among all respondents, 56% supported smoke-free building policy implementation. These findings suggest that smoke-free building policies are needed to protect multiunit housing residents from secondhand smoke in their homes.