Research Article

Illegal Passive Smoking at Work

Table 1

Demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, and ETS levels concerning 131 nonsmoker workers exposed to PSW.

Gender
Male 𝑛 = 4 0 (30.5%)Female 𝑛 = 9 1 (69.5%)Total 𝑛 = 1 3 1 (100%)

Age<19 y1 (0.8)1 (0.8)
20–29 y5 (3.8)8 (6.1)13 (9.9)
30–39 y14 (10.6)32 (24.4)46 (35.1)
40–49 y19 (14.5)35 (26.7)54 (41.2)
>50 y1 (0.8)15 (11.5)16 (12.2)
Age non specified1 (0.8)1 (0.8) %)

Socio economic statusNon manual employees28 (21.4)71 (54.2)99 (75.6)
Manual workers11 (8.4)10 (7.6)21 (16)
Not specified1 (0.8)10 (7.6)11 (8.4) %)

ETS exposure levelsLow9 (6.9)18 (13.7)27 (20.6)
Medium21 (16)45 (34.3)66 (50.4%)
High9 (6.9)25 (19.1)34 (26)
Not specified1 (0.8)3 (2.3)4 (3)