2006-07 TUS-CPS Data, Table 2

Table 2. 2006-07 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS):

Home and Work Environments in Which Smoking is Not Allowed - Percentage Estimates (95% Confidence Intervals) of the US Household Population, 18 Years and Over:
  Smoking not allowed at home %*
(CI)
Population size
(denominator)
Sample size
(denominator)
Smoking not allowed at work %
(CI)
Population size
(denominator)
Sample size
(denominator)
Total 79.1
(78.8-79.4)
216,547,743 169,061 75.3
(74.8-75.7)
94,544,365 72,541
Sex:
Male 78
(77.6-78.4)
104,234,860 73,348 71.9
(71.2-72.6)
42,541,605 28,602
Female 80.1
(79.8-80.5)
112,312,883 95,713 78
(77.5-78.5)
52,002,761 43,939
Region:
Northeast 77.6
(76.9-78.4)
40,377,323 32,831 81.4
(80.5-82.3)
18,357,494 14,481
Midwest 73.5
(72.7-74.3)
48,305,804 41,471 75
(74.1-75.9)
22,713,361 19,129
South 78.1
(77.6-78.7)
78,361,695 53,461 72.2
(71.4-73.0)
33,078,890 22,190
West 87.4
(86.9-87.9)
49,502,921 41,298 74.9
(73.9-75.9)
20,394,620 16,741
Race/Ethnicity:
White (NH) 77.7
(77.3-78.0)
150,361,460 128,911 76.3
(75.8-76.9)
65,476,767 54,912
Black (NH) 74.9
(73.9-75.9)
24,270,280 14,451 75
(73.7-76.4)
11,033,734 6,439
Hispanic 87.6
(86.9-88.3)
28,509,265 15,975 69.1
(67.7-70.5)
11,409,379 6,650
American Indian/Alaska Native (NH) 69.3
(64.2-73.9)
1,055,446 1,418 68.4
(61.8-74.2)
405,328 511
Asian/Pacific Islander (NH) 89.8
(88.7-90.9)
9,885,274 5,818 77
(75.1-78.8)
5,193,038 3,055
2 or more races (NH) 73.5
(70.8-76.0)
2,466,019 2,488 70.7
(66.6-74.5)
1,026,120 974

* 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." Percentages represent choice "no one is allowed to smoke 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"]. Percentages represent those reporting smoking is "not allowed in any publc area" and "not allowed in any work area" among indoor non-self employed workers (who do not work in a home environment, in several buildings, or in a motor vehicle).

‡ In the 2006-07 CPS, multiple races were allowed. Here "White" equals non-Hispanic, only White race reported; "Black" equals non-Hispanic, only Black race reported; "American Indian/Alaska Native" equals non-Hispanic, only American Indian/Alaska Native race reported; "Asian/Pacific Islander" equals non-Hispanic, only Asian/Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander race reported; "2 or more races reported" equals non-Hispanic, 2 or more races reported. Note more than half of this last category is composed of non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Natives also reporting one or more other races. Also, non-Hispanic Asian/Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islanders reporting some other race(s) make up the next largest subcategory within this grouping (mainly the Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islanders).

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