Summary of peer-reviewed literature presenting findings from surveys of multiunit housing residents*
| Lead author | Year | Location | Racial/ethnic minority | Housing type | Per cent female | Current smokers | Sample size | Response rate | Survey method | Participant incentive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baezconde-Garbanati | 2011 | Southern California | Not specified (Hispanic/Latino immigrant focus) | Low-income housing | 56 | Not reported | 142 | 86% | Verbal (door-to-door) | Educational pamphlets; small gifts |
| Baezconde-Garbanati† | 2011 | Southern California | 100% minority (Hispanic/Latino) | Rented MUH | 49 | 8% | 409 | Not reported | Telephone | None |
| Ballor | 2013 | Tacoma, Washington | 54% minority | Public housing (apartments) | 67 | 37% | 229 | 16% of units targeted | Paper (central office or taped to doors) | None |
| Drach | 2010 | Portland, Oregon Metropolitan area | 13% minority | Subsidised housing (apartments) | 69 | 36% | 687 | 82% | Paper (mailing) | $2 incentive with mailing; $25 for completion |
| Hennrikus | 2003 | Suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota | Not reported for sample (suburb 91% white) | Market-rate housing (apartments) | 56 | 24% | 301 | 65% | Paper (mailing) | None |
| Hewett | 2007 | Minnesota (statewide) | 28% minority | Market-rate housing (apartments) | Not reported | 29% of respondent households | 405 | 71% | Paper (mailing) and telephone | $2 incentive with mailing; chance to win $1000 for completion |
| Hewett | 2012 | Minnesota (statewide) | 4.7% minority | Common interest communities | Not reported | 15% | 495 | 36% | Paper (mailing) and telephone | None |
| Hood* | 2013 | Columbus, Ohio | 84% African-American | Subsidised housing (apartments) | 86 | 48% | 301 | 64% | Verbal (resident homes after advance mailing) | $5 grocery store gift card |
| King | 2010 | New York (statewide) | 43% minority | General MUH | 66 | 19% | 5936 | 33% | Telephone | $20 for completion |
| Licht | 2012 | National | Not reported | General MUH | Not reported | Not reported | 164 (landline); 254 (cell) | 44% (landline); 31% (cell) | Telephone | None |
| Pizacani‡ | 2012 | Portland, Oregon | 12% minority | Subsidised housing | 69 | 18% | 440 | 78% | Paper (mailing) | $2 bill at time of mailing; $25 for completion |
| Wilson | 2014 | National | 23% African-American 30% other | General MUH | 52 | 12% | 731 MUH residents (n=562 who reported no past 3-month smoking in home) | 86% (telephone); 65% (internet) | Telephone and internet | None reported |
*Four papers relevant to the MUH resident section of this review are not included in this table. King et al6 is not included because the data come from secondary data sources. Hood et al,16 Hood et al18 and Hood et al19 are not included because the relevant survey data are the same data reported in Hood et al,17 which is listed in the table above.
†Reported on two surveys within the same published paper: as indicated, one was a door-to-door survey, and the other was a telephone survey.
‡Collected follow-up data from a subset of the residents surveyed by Drach et al.12 While Drach et al12 reported data from surveys completed about 4 months after the implementation of a smoke-free building policy, Pizacani et al22 reported survey data collected at 4 months postimplementation and about 16 months postimplementation. The data presented for Pizacani et al22 are the 16 months postimplementation data.
MUH, multiunit housing.