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Table 2 Characteristics between smoking and non-smoking resident in MUH

From: Factors associated with secondhand smoke incursion into the homes of non-smoking residents in a multi-unit housing complex: a cross-sectional study in Seoul, Korea

 

Total (%; n = 2600)

Smoker (%; n = 654)

Non-smoker (%; n = 1946)

p-value

Overall

100.0

25.2

74.8

 

Sex

 Men

49.8

85.2

37.9

<0.001

 Women

50.2

14.8

62.1

Age (years)

 19–29

22.7

19.6

23.7

<0.001

 30–39

26.0

28.6

25.2

 40–49

26.6

31.2

25.1

  ≥ 50

24.7

20.6

26.0

Household income (USD/month)

 < 2000

7.2

5.7

7.8

0.035

 2000–3999

29.2

28.1

29.5

 4000–5999

37.0

35.9

37.4

 6000–7999

15.6

16.5

15.3

 ≥ 8000

11.0

13.8

10.0

Education

 Less than university level

34.9

33.2

35.5

0.418

 University level

56.2

58.4

55.4

 More than university level

8.9

8.4

9.0

Housing type

 Apartment

50.1

46.8

51.2

<0.001

 Attached home

49.9

53.2

48.8

Time spent at home (hours/day)

 < 5

27.5

35.6

24.8

<0.001

 5–9

51.8

51.7

51.8

 ≥ 10

20.7

12.7

23.4

Number of residents (people)

 < 4

49.2

52.4

48.2

0.057

 ≥ 4

50.8

47.6

51.8

Children living in home (aged ≤18 years)

 No

60.0

56.1

61.4

0.018

 Yes

40.0

43.9

38.6

Type of ownership

 Owned

56.7

54.1

57.6

0.179

 Leased based on deposit

29.7

30.4

29.4

 Monthly rent

13.6

15.4

12.9

Duration of residence (years)

 < 2

26.9

25.4

27.4

0.019

 2–3

19.8

23.5

18.5

 ≥ 4

53.3

51.1

54.1

Presence of other smokers inside the homea

 No

62.9

60.2

63.8

0.819

 Yes

37.1

39.8

36.2

Support for the implementation of smoke-free regulations in MUH

 No

16.8

37.0

10.1

<0.001

 Yes

83.2

63.0

89.9

Living in a home with a personal smoke-free rule

 No

37.5

66.2

27.9

<0.001

 Yes

62.5

33.8

72.1

Frequency of SHS incursion

 Never

28.6

37.2

25.7

<0.001

 ≤ 1 times/month

19.4

16.5

20.3

 2–4 times/month

25.3

25.2

25.3

  > 4 times/month

26.8

21.1

28.7

  1. aSmokers among family members or regular visitors to the home