Table 3

 Percentage reporting smoke-free homes by country for key household factors

VariablesCountryBetween country differences
CanadaUSAUKAustralia
*Percentages are based on weighted data for this part of the table only.
Reported smoke-free homes for each type of household adult composition (%)*
    Living alone16.218.88.021.8χ2 (3) = 38.19, p<0.001
    With other smokers20.116.910.327.8χ2 (3) = 87.66, p<0.001
    Mixed smokers and non-smokers39.139.223.544.3χ2 (3) = 104.04, p<0.001
    n2194211823992301
Reported smoke-free homes for each age category of the youngest child in household (%)
    Infant41.038.929.060.3χ2 (3) = 9.49, p<0.05
    Pre-primary48.851.526.052.7χ2 (3) = 40.31, p<0.001
    Pre-teen38.629.816.042.9χ2 (3) = 56.20, p<0.001
    Teen30.632.312.536.7χ2 (3) = 31.19, p<0.001
    No children24.021.812.529.9χ2 (3) = 101.55, p<0.001
    n1664132918631874
Reported smoke-free homes for each type of household and children combination (%)
    Mixed household with infant/pre-primary59.456.139.562.7χ2 (3) = 16.77, p<0.01
    Mixed household with teen/pre-teen46.740.719.647.4χ2 (3) = 50.85, p<0.001
    Mixed household with no children36.434.320.043.2χ2 (3) = 63.37, p<0.001
    Smokers household with infant/pre-primary32.441.512.545.2χ2 (3) = 35.19, p<0.001
    Smokers household with teen/pre-teen23.918.59.732.5χ2 (3) = 38.06, p<0.001
    Smokers household with no children12.712.37.216.0χ2 (3) = 22.88, p<0.001
    n1664132918631874