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Table 2 Levels of self declared support for and/or practice of smoking bans in vehicles carrying children reported in included studies by smoking status (in date order)

From: Policy guidance on threats to legislative interventions in public health: a realist synthesis

Study

Year of survey data collection

Type of data reported (support and/or practice of ban)

Country

Cars

    

Non-smokers and smokers support/practice %

Non-smokers support/practice %

Smokers support/practice %

Bauman et al[46].

1994

Support

Australia, NSW

72

 

63

Norman et al[47].

1996/7

Practice

USA, California

66.0 (16.0 *)

  

Walsh et al[48].

2000

Support and practice [in brackets]

Australia, NSW

 

58.8 [86.7]

44.7 [39.8]

Kegler et al[49].

2000

Practice

USA, Oklahoma State (North East)

 

67.4

12.8

Binns et al[50].

2001

Practice

USA, Chicago

 

83.0

58.0

King et al[51].

2001

Practice

USA, nationwide (African Americans only)

 

84.1

21.4

McMillen et al[52].

2002

Practice

USA, nationwide

83.2 (urban) 68.7 (rural) **

  

Gonzales et al[53].

2003/4

Practice

USA, Albuquerque (Hispanics only)

81.0

  

Walsh et al[54].

2004

Support

Australia, NSW

 

55.6

50.5

Leatherdale et al[55].

2004

Support

Canada, nationwide

 

91.8

72.9

Kegler et al[56].

2004/5

Practice

USA, Georgia (South West)

36.8 (40.4 *)

  

Leatherdale et al[29].

2006

Support

Canada, nationwide

 

90.3

79.2

Jalleh et al[57].

2006#

Support

Australia, Western Australia

 

87

80

Thomson et al[30].

2007/8

Support

New Zealand, nationwide

  

95.9

Dunn et al[58].

2008

Support

Australia, Queensland

 

82.9***

76.9***

  1. Key: * % support if ban was only partial
  2. ** % support differentiated by rural and urban responders
  3. # year of publication
  4. *** % support refers only to children aged 12 or under present in the car