Smoke-Free Rules in Homes and Cars Among Smokers and Nonsmokers in Minnesota

Prev Chronic Dis. 2018 Mar 15:15:E32. doi: 10.5888/pcd15.170355.

Abstract

We examined prevalence and predictors of comprehensive smoke-free household rules (ie, smoke-free homes and cars) among smokers and nonsmokers in Minnesota. Data came from the 2014 Minnesota Adult Tobacco Survey; weighted analyses consisted of descriptive analyses and multivariate logistic regression analyses. Most adult smokers implemented home-only smoke-free rules (43%) while most nonsmokers implemented comprehensive smoke-free rules (home and car; 85%). Comprehensive smoke-free rules were more common among people with high socioeconomic status (SES), married people, and people who did not live with a smoker; those with a child in the home were more likely to implement smoke-free homes but not smoke-free cars. Public health practitioners should focus on addressing the majority of smokers who do not implement comprehensive smoke-free household rules, such as low-SES populations, and addressing caregivers who do not implement smoke-free car rules.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Automobiles*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Family Characteristics*
  • Female
  • Health Surveys
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Minnesota
  • Non-Smokers / statistics & numerical data*
  • Smoke-Free Policy*
  • Smokers / statistics & numerical data*
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution / prevention & control
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution