Table 2

Smoking policy information reported by the rental car company employees when non-smoker, unknown and smoker cars were returned

Car return: employee's description of smoking policyCar reservation and pickup: type of car requested by confederate
Non-smokerNo preference stated: unknown designationSmoker
Local, N (%) National, N (%) Local, N (%) National, N (%) Local, N (%) National, N (%)
No policy2 (8)2 (4)9 (33)2 (4)4 (36)2 (8)
100% smoke-free cars20 (80)38 (84)18 (67)39 (83)3 (28)10 (42)
Smoker and Non-smoker cars1 (4)3 (7)0 (0)5 (11)4 (36)12 (50)
Unsure of policy2 (8)2 (4)0 (0)1 (2)00
Interviews not conducted* 255233141
  • * Reasons for not conducting interview upon car return included time constraints or interview had already been conducted with same employee during a prior rental at this branch.

  • Percentage of completed interviews.