title: Unequal Protection: Secondhand Smoke Threatens Health of Tenants in Multi-Unit Housing in Los Angeles.
abstract: Secondhand smoke is dangerous to a person's health at any level of exposure. Yet policies that prevent smoking are not in place for a majority of market-rate multi-unit housing complexes, according to a new survey of nearly 1,000 apartment dwellers in the city of Los Angeles. Approximately 37 percent of respondents reported that secondhand smoke had drifted into their apartments in the past year. Households with members of vulnerable populations, such as children or individuals with chronic conditions, are more likely to report smoke drifting from adjacent units. Four out of five respondents--including more than half of those who self-reported currently smoking--supported a smoke-free policy in common areas and/or individual units.
authors.affiliation: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, California
authors.forename: Ying-Ying
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.affiliation: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, California
authors.forename: Tamanna
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.affiliation: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, California
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hanaya
authors.affiliation: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, California
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.affiliation: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, California
authors.forename: Marlene
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.affiliation: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, California
authors.forename: Peggy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Toy
authors.affiliation: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, California
authors.forename: Steven P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Wallace
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D006291:Health Policy; D006798:Housing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles / Q000453:epidemiology; D011638:Public Housing; D012907:Smoking; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States; D035862:Vulnerable Populations
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution