Rules about smoking and vaping in the home: findings from the 2016 International Tobacco Control Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To examine rules about smoking and vaping in the home in relation to beliefs about the relative harm of second-hand vapor (SHV) compared with second-hand smoke (SHS) in four countries: Canada, United States, England and Australia.

Design

Data were available from 12 294 adults (18+) who participated in the 2016 (wave 1) International Tobacco Control Four Country Smoking and Vaping (ITC 4CV1) Survey.

Participants

All participants were current or recent former adult smokers.

Measurements

Data were analyzed by weighted logistic regression on rules about smoking and vaping in the home; odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were reported, adjusted for demographic and behavioral variables.

Findings

Of all respondents, 37.4% allowed smoking inside their

SUBMITTER: Nahhas GJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6677637 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature