title: Effect of personal characteristics on individual support for indoor smoke-free air laws, Indiana, 2008.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Policy makers should understand the attitudes and beliefs of their constituents regarding smoke-free air legislation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of selected personal characteristics on attitudes and beliefs about secondhand smoke in Indiana and on support for smoke-free air laws.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were obtained from the 2008 Indiana Adult Tobacco Survey of 2,140 adults and included 11 sociodemographic variables. Chi-square and multiple logistic regression analyses were used to test for significant associations between sociodemographic characteristics and support for statewide or community smoke-free air legislation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most respondents (72.3%) indicated that they supported laws making work places smoke-free. After adjusting for the effects of the other variables, 3 were found to be significant predictors of support: being a never or former smoker, being female, and being aware of the health hazards of secondhand smoke. Age, race/ethnicity, income, urban or rural county of residence, employment status, and having children in the household were not significant when adjusting for the other characteristics.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most Indiana residents support smoke-free air legislation for workplaces. The support was constant among most groups across the state, suggesting policy makers would have the backing of their constituents to pass such legislation. The results of this study suggest that efforts to gain support for smoke-free air laws should focus on men, people unaware of the health hazards from secondhand smoke, and smokers and former smokers.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Medicine, Bowen Research Center, 714 North Senate St, Ste 205, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
authors.forename: Terrell W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Zollinger
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Saywell
authors.forename: Joshua J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Jay
authors.forename: Miranda H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Spitznagle
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006291:Health Policy; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012923:Social Class; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution