文摘
Previous studies have gauged support for implementing smoke-free multi-unit housing (MUH) policies in the United States, but none have specifically examined attitudes among racially and ethnically diverse elders living in low-income MUH. We surveyed a convenience sample of elders 62?years of age and older (n--07) across 24 low-income housing properties in Broward County, Florida in order to assess residents-smoking behaviors, exposure to second-hand smoke, and support for smoke-free policies. The study sample was ethnically and racially diverse with Hispanics comprising more than 61?% of the population, and 22?% identifying as Black or other races. Although close to 22?% of the sample were former smokers, only 9?% of residents reported being current smokers. The majority of residents surveyed supported no-smoking policies: 75?% support no-smoking policies for individual units; 77?% supported no-smoking policies in common areas; and, 68?% supported no-smoking policies in outdoor areas. Over 29?% of residents surveyed reported being exposed to secondhand smoke entering their units from elsewhere in their building. Residents who reported having a home smoking rule were more than twice as likely to support an indoor policy compared to residents who allowed smoking anywhere in their home (OR--.36; 95%CI 1.25-.43; p?≤-.01), and nonsmoking residents were nearly three times as likely to support an indoor policy compared to smokers (OR--.89; 95%CI 1.44-.79; p?≤-.01). Support for an indoor policy was not modified by age, gender, ethnicity or race. . This study demonstrates that elders living in low-income MUH properties overwhelmingly supported the implementation of smoke-free policies.