Normalised probit and ordinary least squares estimates for smoke-free workplace policies: selected demographic groups
| Sample | Sample mean | Smoke-free workplace | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | Smoke-free policy | Current smoker | Cigarettes/ day4-150 | Current smoker probit (95% CI) | Cigarettes/day4-150 (95% CI) | ||
| By race | |||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 80 679 | 47.00% | 25.55% | 20.2 | −0.062 (−0.071 to −0.053) | −2.78 (−3.21 to −2.36) | |
| Non-Hispanic African American | 7 996 | 43.73% | 24.37% | 13.7 | −0.035 (−0.064 to −0.006) | −1.50 (−2.74 to −0.26) | |
| Hispanic | 5 231 | 45.28% | 20.23% | 12.7 | −0.015 (−0.045 to 0.014) | −2.91 (−4.70 to −1.13) | |
| Other race/ethnicity | 3 850 | 48.57% | 21.24% | 16.0 | −0.057 (−0.092 to −0.022) | −1.37 (−3.35 to 0.62) | |
| By age (years) | |||||||
| 18–24 | 11 696 | 39.33% | 24.90% | 16.5 | −0.078 (−0.100 to −0.056) | −1.72 (−2.64 to −0.80) | |
| 25–39 | 43 049 | 46.50% | 26.53% | 18.7 | −0.045 (−0.057 to −0.032) | −2.32 (−2.84 to −1.80) | |
| 40–65 | 40 842 | 48.91% | 24.01% | 20.8 | −0.062 (−0.074 to −0.049) | −3.43 (−4.11 to −2.75) | |
| By sex | |||||||
| Male | 40 599 | 39.90% | 26.11% | 21.2 | −0.059 (−0.065 to −0.043) | −2.94 (−3.56 to −2.32) | |
| Female | 57 283 | 51.52% | 24.21% | 17.9 | −0.054 (−0.065 to −0.043) | −2.38 (−2.86 to −1.90) | |
| By education (for age ⩾25 years) | |||||||
| < High school | 6 751 | 29.70% | 40.79% | 20.1 | −0.056 (−0.093 to −0.020) | −3.90 (−5.19 to −2.61) | |
| High school graduate | 29 070 | 39.17% | 32.22% | 19.7 | −0.061 (−0.077 to −0.044) | −2.86 (−3.45 to −2.27) | |
| Some college | 23 504 | 49.48% | 25.92% | 18.9 | −0.061 (−0.078 to −0.044) | −2.44 (−3.27 to −1.61) | |
| College graduate | 17 193 | 57.78% | 14.10% | 18.2 | −0.040 (−0.056 to −0.024) | −1.69 (−3.04 to −0.35) | |
| By industry | |||||||
| Wholesale and retail trade | 19 756 | 30.35% | 30.48% | 19.4 | −0.079 (−0.097 to −0.061) | −2.64 (−3.40 to −1.90) | |
| Manufacturing | 19 426 | 32.82% | 29.80% | 20.7 | −0.058 (−0.078 to −0.039) | −2.82 (−3.59 to −2.05) | |
| Transportation, common utilities, communication | 5 337 | 46.77% | 25.41% | 20.1 | −0.058 (−0.094 to −0.022) | −2.80 (−4.64 to −0.95) | |
| Medical services | 11 480 | 73.28% | 22.80% | 17.4 | −0.010 (−0.041 to 0.022) | −1.46 (−2.97 to 0.05) | |
| Finance, insurance, real estate | 7 479 | 54.49% | 20.99% | 17.6 | −0.052 (−0.080 to −0.025) | −3.87 (−5.23 to −2.50) | |
| Other professionals | 18 218 | 65.04% | 14.40% | 17.5 | −0.035 (−0.051 to −0.019) | −3.02 (−4.31 to −1.74) | |
↵4-150 Cigarettes/day models include smokers only in the sample.
CI, confidence interval.