2018-19 TUS-CPS Data, Table 2: Home and Workplace Environments in Which Smoking is Not Allowed

Home and Workplace Environments in Which Smoking is Not Allowed - Percentage Estimates (95% Confidence Intervals) for the US Household Population, 18 Years and Older
  Smoking not allowed at home %1
(CI)
Population size
(denominator)
Sample size
(denominator)
Smoking not allowed at work %2
(CI)
Population size
(denominator)
Sample size
(denominator)
Total 90.0
89.8-90.3
244,331,582 134,395 79.9
79.5-80.4
111,111,735 56,860
Sex:
Male 89.3
89.0-89.6
117,461,004 60,936 77.4
76.7-78.0
53,298,750 25,694
Female 90.7
90.4-91.0
126,870,579 73,459 82.2
81.7-82.8
57,812,985 31,166
Region:
Northeast 89.8
89.2-90.4
42,740,201 21,372 84.2
83.2-85.1
19,854,836 9,234
Midwest 87.3
86.7-87.9
50,614,949 27,139 83.6
82.6-84.5
24,890,008 12,403
South 89.5
89.1-89.9
92,540,912 50,165 77.3
76.5-78.0
40,885,922 20,617
West 93.4
93.0-93.8
58,435,521 35,719 77.3
76.2-78.3
25,480,968 14,606
Race/Ethnicity3:
White (NH) 89.6
89.3-89.8
154,225,441 98,103 82.2
81.6-82.6
69,190,500 40,530
Black (NH) 85.9
85.1-86.7
28,754,321 12,702 78.00
76.5-79.4
13,519,626 5,509
Hispanic 93.7
93.2-94.2
40,453,287 14,598 74.1
72.8-75.3
18,080,415 6,461
American Indian/
Alaska Native (NH)
85.1
81.9-87.8
1,787,505 1,210 66.5
59.8-72.7
705,543 428
Asian/Pacific
Islander (NH)
94.4
93.6-95.1
15,530,565 6,119 78.0
76.2-79.8
7,873,474 3,197
2 or more races (NH) 85.5
83.4-87.4
3,580,463 1,663 80.8
77.0-84.0
1,742,176 735
Cigarette Smoking Status4:
Current 58.5
57.4-59.6
27,178,068 15,876 73.1
71.7-74.4
10,982,037 6,169
Former/Never 94.00
93.8-94.2
217,153,514 118,519 80.7
80.2-81.1
100,129,698 50,691

Note: Percentages and 95% confidence intervals represent weighted estimates.

1 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."

2 Assessed by asking: "Is smoking restricted in ANY WAY at your place of work?"; "Which of these best describes the smoking policy at your place of work for INDOOR PUBLIC OR COMMON AREAS, such as lobbies, rest rooms, and lunch rooms?"; and "Which of these best describes the smoking policy at your place of work 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 public 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). Slight differences in the 2018-19 “Total/Overall” smoke-free workplace policy estimates between this table analysis (consistent with past survey wave corresponding tables for long term trends comparisons) and the figure in the 2018-19 Data Brief (in which there was a direct comparison with our new vape-free workplace policy item by occupation) are due to small differences in denominator exclusions.

3 In the 2018-19 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).

4 Based on the 2018-19 TUS-CPS questions: a) Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life? and b) Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?
Current smokers = smoked 100 or more cigarettes in their lifetime, and smoked every day or some days.
Former smokers = smoked 100 or more cigarettes in their lifetime, but no longer smoking at the time of the interview. Never smokers = smoked less than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime, for all ages 18+ consistent with the SMOKSTAT coding.
Note: Respondents with unknown current cigarette smoking status are excluded from the data.

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September 24, 2020