title: Home smoking policies in urban households with children and smokers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We identified household, child, and demographic characteristics associated with not having a smoking ban and having a rule about smoking in the presence of children in an urban population.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a cross-sectional random digit dial telephone survey (n=456) of Philadelphia parents in June 2012.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty-eight percent of homes reported a full smoking ban. In homes that allowed smoking, over half allowed smoking in front of children. Cigarettes smoked in the home decreased as the restrictiveness of the bans increased. Multinomial logistic regression analyses showed that compared to having a full ban, banning smoking only in the presence of children was associated with being African-American, having a child >5 years old, and having an asthma-free child. These characteristics, as well as having both parents as smokers and not having an outdoor space, were also associated with not having any restrictions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is possible that households attempt to reduce home smoking by limiting smoking in the presence of children. Health communication messages should be used to inform families about the lingering effects of SHS in the home even when smoking does not occur in the presence of a child.
authors.affiliation: Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, 202 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: ableakley@asc.upenn.edu.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bleakley
authors.affiliation: Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, 202 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hennessy
authors.affiliation: Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Giridhar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mallya
authors.affiliation: Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, 202 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Romer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006798:Housing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D015143:Philadelphia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution
keywords: Home smoking bans; Secondhand smoke; Urban