Table 1 Demographic participants’ characteristics at baseline, after passage of the 1st and 2nd smoke-free laws
Baseline: 2001-2002-2004 | After 1stlaw: 2006-2009 | After 2ndlaw: 2012 | p for trend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 580) | (n = 462) | (n = 221) | |||||
n | % | n | % | % | % | ||
Sex | |||||||
Men | 150 | 25.9 | 111 | 24.0 | 52.0 | 23.5 | 0.429 |
Women | 430 | 74.1 | 351 | 76.0 | 169.0 | 76.5 | |
Age group (years) | |||||||
18-24 | 28 | 4.8 | 25 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 3.2 | <0.001 |
25-34 | 276 | 47.6 | 184 | 39.8 | 61.0 | 27.6 | |
35-44 | 191 | 32.9 | 173 | 37.4 | 95.0 | 43.0 | |
44-55 | 63 | 10.9 | 60 | 13.0 | 46.0 | 20.8 | |
> 55 | 22 | 3.8 | 20 | 4.3 | 12.0 | 5.4 | |
Profession group | |||||||
Doctors | 104 | 17.9 | 81 | 17.5 | 41.0 | 18.6 | 0.060 |
Nurses | 260 | 44.8 | 186 | 40.3 | 77.0 | 34.8 | |
Administrative employees | 92 | 15.9 | 66 | 14.3 | 45.0 | 20.4 | |
Others | 124 | 21.4 | 129 | 27.9 | 58.0 | 26.2 | |