Tobacco smoke incursion into private residences in Israel: a cross-sectional study examining public perceptions of private rights and support for governmental policies

Table 1 Demographic variables by smoking status (Unweighted data)

Question Number of participants available for analysis	Possible answers	Nonsmokers % N	Smokers % N	All % N	p values
Building type N = 278	Multi-unit building	56.9% 115	48.7% 37	54.7% 152	0.291
	Two-family cottage	11.9% 24	18.4% 14	13.7% 38
	Private house	31.2% 63	32.9% 25	31.7% 88
Educational status N = 283	12 years or under	35.6% 73	28.2% 22	33.6% 95	0.239
	Above 12 years	64.4% 132	71.8% 56	66.4% 188
Economic status N = 276	Average and under	72.0% 144	72.4% 55	72.1% 199	0.951
	Above average	28.0% 56	27.6% 21	27.9% 77
Children at home N = 281	No	50.2% 102	48.7% 38	49.8% 140	0.819
	Yes	49.8% 101	51.3% 40	50.2% 141
Sex N = 285	Male	46.6% 96	46.8% 37	46.7% 133	0.972
	Female	53.4% 110	53.2% 42	53.3% 152
Religion N = 281	Jewish	87.3% 179	86.8% 66	87.2% 245	0.916
	Not Jewish	12.7% 26	13.2% 10	12.8% 36
Religiosity N = 280	Secular	54.5% 110	52.6% 41	53.9% 151	0.841
	Not secular	45.5% 92	47.4% 37	46.1% 129
Urban_Rural N = 261	Rural	13.8% 26	9.6% 7	12.6% 33	0.355
	Urban	86.2% 162	90.4% 66	87.4% 228
Season N = 285	Summer	3.4% 7	11.4% 9	5.6% 16	0.025
	Autumn	57.3% 118	48.1% 38	54.7% 156
	Winter	39.3% 81	40.5% 32	39.6% 113
Age N = 273	Mean, Std, N	42.5 (17.7) 197	34.5 (12.8) 76	40.3 (16.8) 273	< 0.001

ISSN: 2045-4015