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Table 2 Location of ETS exposure among passive smokers by cohort member attributes in 2005

From: Environmental tobacco smoke exposure and health disparities: 8-year longitudinal findings from a large cohort of Thai adults

Passive smokers

Total

Location of ETS exposure

At home

Recreational places

Workplace

Transport station

Other places

N

%a

n

%a

n

%a

n

%a

n

%a

n

%a

Overall

28,096

96.2

6,798

24.2

5,929

21.1

1,173

4.2

15,285

54.4

14,863

52.9

Age

  < 30

13,847

97.4

4,033

29.1

3,258

23.5

5,272

38.1

8,016

58.9

7,192

51.9

 30–39

9,732

95.6

2,032

20.9

1,895

19.5

4,116

42.3

5,043

51.8

5,146

52.9

 40–49

3,958

94.9

652

16.5

690

17.4

1,612

40.7

1,955

49.4

2,209

55.8

  ≥ 50

559

88.7

81

14.5

86

15.4

173

31.0

271

48.5

316

56.5

Gender

 Male

7,951

96.7

1,247

15.7

2,036

25.6

4,259

53.6

3,925

49.4

4,152

52.2

 Female

20,145

96.1

5,551

27.6

3,893

19.3

6,914

34.3

11,360

56.4

10,711

53.2

Marital status

 Single

15,418

96.9

3,865

25.1

3,545

23.0

5,953

38.6

8,929

49.9

8,270

53.6

 Partnered

12,190

95.4

2,841

23.3

2,291

18.8

5,015

41.1

6,083

57.9

6,373

52.3

Urbanisation

 Rural-Rural

12,821

96.6

3,657

28.5

2,466

19.2

4,998

39.0

6,861

53.5

6,684

52.1

 Rural–urban

7,923

96.3

1,503

19.0

1,735

21.9

3,391

42.8

4,468

56.4

4,192

52.9

 Urban–rural

1144

96.2

279

24.4

258

22.6

441

38.6

654

57.2

591

52.7

 Urban-Urban

5,942

95.5

1,314

22.1

1,429

24.1

2,235

37.6

3,156

53.1

3,285

55.3

Education

 High school

11,154

96.2

3,034

27.2

2,300

20.6

4,442

39.8

5,619

50.4

6,113

54.8

 Diploma

7,940

96.7

2,104

26.5

1,605

20.2

3,307

41.7

4,367

55.0

4,016

50.6

 University

8,936

95.8

1,641

18.4

2,004

22.4

3,406

38.1

5,260

58.9

4,699

52.6

Income

 Very low

2,497

96.8

937

37.5

634

25.4

471

18.9

1,439

57.6

1,515

60.7

 Low

8,294

96.9

2,613

31.5

1,685

20.3

3,341

40.3

4,476

54.0

4,334

52.3

 Middle

6,499

97.2

1,468

22.6

1,421

21.9

2,895

44.6

3,670

56.5

3,307

50.9

 High

7242

96.0

1245

17.2

1457

20.1

3267

45.1

3892

53.7

3,737

51.6

 Very high

3009

92.8

395

13.1

594

19.7

1116

37.1

1505

50.0

1640

54.5

Asset values

 Low

10,513

97.3

3,132

29.8

2,170

20.6

4,257

40.5

5,826

55.4

5,478

52.1

 Middle

8,894

96.3

2,088

23.5

1,872

21.1

3,655

41.1

4,870

54.8

4,699

52.8

 High

8,576

94.9

1,553

18.1

1,861

21.7

3,216

37.5

4,522

52.7

4,638

54.1

Drinking status

 Non-drinker

10268

94.7

2713

26.4

1,929

18.8

3,458

33.7

5611

54.7

5,326

51.9

 Former

1841

96.8

439

23.9

437

23.7

734

39.9

1,039

56.4

976

53.0

 Current

15903

97.2

3629

22.8

3,552

22.3

6,948

43.7

8,593

54.0

8,516

53.6

No. of health condition

 0

10270

95.6

2426

23.6

2,048

19.9

3,914

38.1

5413

52.7

5,161

50.2

 1

13747

96.5

3351

24.4

2,869

20.9

5,489

39.9

7,489

54.5

7,362

53.6

  ≥ 2

4042

96.9

1014

25.1

1000

24.8

1,748

43.3

2358

58.4

2,326

57.6

  1. All variables significantly associated with ETS location, except for gender and other places, assets and recreational places or other places, health condition and at home
  2. a% = proportion of passive smokers reporting exposure to ETS at a specific location in 2005