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Table 1 Percentage population covered by smokefree space area policies, by subgroups

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Inequities in coverage of smokefree space policies within the United States

 

Has any policy

Restaurants

Workplaces

Playgrounds

School grounds

Both playgrounds and school grounds

Indoor public spaces generally

Ethnicity - Total population

Total

68

64

66

28

18

9

50

 Asian

82

80

81

51

21

13

55

 Black

56

55

55

22

18

10

48

 Hispanic

68

64

67

40

16

9

38

 White

68

64

66

23

18

8

53

 Other

77

74

76

44

19

12

46

Ethnicity - Children <15y

Total

68

64

a

28

17

8

49

 Asian

80

78

48

21

12

56

 Black

58

55

21

18

10

49

 Hispanic

69

65

38

15

7

38

 White

67

64

22

18

8

53

 Other

77

74

43

18

11

46

Incomeb

  < $25,000

65

62

63

22

17

8

51

 $25,000 - $75,000

67

63

65

23

17

8

52

  > $75,000

71

67

69

29

20

10

62

Educational Attainmentb

 No high school diploma

67

65

67

12

19

7

61

 High school diploma

65

62

64

22

18

9

52

 Bachelors

70

66

69

28

20

10

53

 Masters or Doctorate

71

67

69

29

21

11

55

Region - Total population

 AK/HI

72

72

72

11

~0

~0

71

 Midwest

92

92

92

7

6

1

92

 Northeast

67

63

65

43

51

39

61

 Southeast

37

33

32

8

10

1

31

 Southwest

43

40

42

3

~0

~0

21

 West

98

91

98

66

20

2

44

  1. p-values calculated using Pearson’s Χ 2 statistic - all differences p < 0.001
  2. anot calculated as less relevant for children
  3. bcalculated for the population over 25 years old