Table 3

Relationship between smoking restriction policy and secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure at workplaces among non-smokers (n=1902) in China, 2004

VariableExposed to SHS (%)UnadjustedAdjusted*
OR95% CIOR95% CI
Policy
 Smoke free32.01.0Reference1.0Reference
 Restricted62.33.51.9 to 6.42.31.1 to 4.7
 Unrestricted67.34.42.1 to 8.93.71.3 to 10.1
Region
 Rural54.11.0Reference1.0Reference
 Urban57.01.10.6 to 2.01.20.6 to 2.2
Province
 Sichuan64.01.0Reference1.0Reference
 Jiangxi76.11.81.0 to 3.21.40.7 to 2.6
 Henan41.50.40.2 to 0.80.50.2 to 1.1
Age
 20–3953.61.0Reference1.0Reference
 40–6958.91.20.8 to 1.91.00.6 to 1.7
Gender
 Male53.21.0Reference1.0Reference
 Female58.71.30.8 to 1.91.40.8 to 2.4
Education
 Junior high school or below54.61.0Reference1.0Reference
 Senior high school56.31.10.7 to 1.61.20.7 to 2.1
 College or above56.71.10.6 to 2.11.70.8 to 3.6
Occupation
 Government official or scientific personnel63.81.0Reference1.0Reference
 Health worker or teacher49.70.60.3 to 1.00.50.3 to 0.9
 Labourer or employee in service department55.10.70.4 to 1.20.70.4 to 1.4
  • * Adjusted for all the variables in this table.