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Indicators of Work Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Policy,
by Select Demographics, Alaska, 2007
Percentage with:
No Exposure
at Work a
Full Smoking
Ban at Work b
Sex
Men 68% 72%
Women 80% 88%
Smoking status
Non-smokers 79% 81%
Smokers 52% 68%
Race
Alaska Native 66% 71%
Non-Native 75% 80%
Education level
Did not graduate H.S. 51% 67%
High school graduate 65% 64%
Some college 71% 82%
College graduate 86% 92%
Household Income
Less than $15,000 52% 53%
$15,000-$24,999 74% 67%
$25,000-$49,555 77% 80%
$50,000-$74,999 67% 77%
$75,000 or more 79% 87%
All Adults 74% 79%
a No one (including respondent) smoked anywhere inside respondent’s workplace in the
past 30 days. (Asked only of employed adults who work mostly indoors.); b Rules about
smoking inside respondent’s workplace best described as: “Smoking is not allowed in any
work areas”.
Source: Alaska Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Modified Survey
• Women and adults with higher education are least likely to be exposed to
secondhand smoke in their workplaces.
• Workplace smoking bans are most common among non-smokers, women, non-
Natives, college graduates, and those with household incomes above $50,000.
Alaska Tobacco Facts, 2009 Update 37