title: Community knowledge, attitudes and behaviours about environmental tobacco smoke in homes and cars.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to assess knowledge, attitudes and behaviours about environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in cars and homes in Queensland.
  
  
  METHODS
  1,026 randomly selected Queensland residents (84% response) participated in a computer assisted telephone survey to assess knowledge, attitudes and behaviours about ETS in cars and homes; and attitudes towards restrictions on smoking in a range of contexts.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most respondents are aware of the negative health effects of ETS and have smoking bans in their cars (75.8%) and homes (76.8%), however bans are less prevalent for smokers (cars: 37.9%; homes: 51%; p=0.000). For cars/homes, most smokers who did not have smoking bans would not smoke at all around pregnant women (67.7%/53.7%); fewer would refrain for children<or=12 years (48.2%/35.1%); non-smoking adults (31.3%/17.9%); and children 13-17 years (30.9%/21.2%). Parent smokers are less likely to not smoke at all around children>or=2 years (p=0.000) compared to non-parent smokers. Most respondents support car/ home smoking bans for children<or=12 years (80.5%/66.1%); children 13-17 years (78.2%/64.7%); and pregnant women (80.5%/67%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is strong community support for legislation targeting ETS in cars and homes, however this varies by context, smoking and parental status.
authors.affiliation: Programs and Research, The Cancer Council Queensland, Spring Hill, Queensland.
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Greenbank
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McDowell
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mahoney
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mazerolle
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Occhipinti
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Steginga
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001336:Automobiles; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents; D011247:Pregnancy; D011793:Queensland; D012907:Smoking; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution