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Characteristic | Total N = 500 | Complete policy n = 176 | No or partial policy n = 324 | P |
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Health concernsa score, mean ± SD | 2.74 ± 0.64 | 2.83 ± 0.54 | 2.69 ± 0.65 | 0.045 |
To protect your family from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke, % | 95.2 | 95.5 | 95.1 | 0.841 |
To avoid being bothered by tobacco smoke, % | 88.1 | 93.6 | 85.1 | 0.005 |
To show that you care about the health of people you live with, % | 90.7 | 93.7 | 89.1 | 0.090 |
Children concernsb score, mean ± SD | 1.79 ± 0.47 | 1.88 ± 0.38 | 1.75 ± 0.51 | 0.001 |
To discourage children from starting to smoke, % | 91.8 | 93.7 | 90.7 | 0.265 |
To keep children from getting sick and missing school, % | 87.5 | 94.3 | 83.8 | 0.001 |
Quitting concernsc, score, mean ± SD | 1.80 ± 0.55 | 1.84 ± 0.51 | 1.78 ± 0.57 | 0.227 |
To encourage yourself/smokers you live with to smoke less, % | 91.2 | 92.6 | 90.4 | 0.413 |
To encourage yourself/smokers you live with to quit smoking, % | 89.0 | 91.5 | 87.7 | 0.192 |
Cleanliness concernsd, score, mean ± SD | 2.37 ± 0.92 | 2.54 ± 0.75 | 2.28 ± 0.99 | 0.001 |
To avoid unpleasant odors | 88.6 | 91.4 | 87.0 | 0.142 |
To make the home easier to clean, % | 84.9 | 92.5 | 80.7 | <0.001 |
To make the home easier to sell or rent, % | 63.9 | 70.1 | 60.5 | 0.030 |
Other concernse, score, mean ± SD | 2.38 ± 0.91 | 2.60 ± 0.75 | 2.27 ± 0.96 | <0.001 |
To avoid annoying others, % | 85.3 | 91.3 | 82.0 | 0.005 |
To reduce the chance of having a house fire, % | 82.6 | 90.8 | 78.2 | <0.001 |
To protect the health of pets, % | 62.1 | 73.8 | 55.8 | <0.001 |
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