Estimates of the percentage of the 18+ population living in households in which cigarette smoking is not allowed, and working in environments in which smoking is not allowed.
| Smoking not allowed at home* (%) |
Population Size (thousands) | Sample Size | Smoking not allowed at work** (%) |
Population Size (thousands) | Sample Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 61.1 | 195,777 | 174,189 | 68.9 | 94,727 | 81,602 |
| Male | 60.0 | 93,631 | 74,809 | 63.5 | 44,463 | 33,733 |
| Female | 62.1 | 102,146 | 99,380 | 73.7 | 50,264 | 47,869 |
| Region: | ||||||
| Northeast | 59.4 | 37,767 | 35,626 | 72.3 | 18,241 | 16,866 |
| Midwest | 54.4 | 45,361 | 42,573 | 65.4 | 23,547 | 21,365 |
| South | 59.7 | 69,302 | 53,658 | 66.5 | 32,856 | 24,288 |
| West | 71.8 | 43,347 | 42,332 | 73.9 | 20,084 | 19,083 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | ||||||
| White | 59.5 | 144,640 | 138,676 | 69.5 | 69,617 | 64,610 |
| Black | 57.1 | 22,442 | 15,500 | 68.8 | 11,263 | 7,414 |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 51.8 | 1,632 | 1,817 | 59.3 | 687 | 748 |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 73.7 | 7,109 | 5,077 | 70.6 | 3,935 | 2,770 |
| Hispanic | 73.6 | 19,954 | 13,119 | 64.3 | 9,226 | 6,060 |
*Based on question: "Which statement best describes the rules about smoking in your home: No one is allowed to smoke anywhere, smoking is permitted in some places or at some times, or smoking is permitted anywhere."
**Assessed by asking: "Does your place of work have an official policy that restricts smoking in any way?"; "Which of these best describes your place of work's smoking policy for indoor public or common areas, such as lobbies, rest rooms, and lunch rooms?"; and "Which of these best describes your place of work's smoking policy for work areas" [with response categories: "Not allowed in any (public/work) areas/Allowed in some (public/work) areas/Allowed in all (public/work) areas"].
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