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Multiunit housing; Secondhand smoke; Tobacco; Tobacco retailers
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Housing And The Environment: Smoking Triggers And Tobacco Smoke Exposure, Shannon Farley
Housing And The Environment: Smoking Triggers And Tobacco Smoke Exposure, Shannon Farley
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Background: Despite decades of smoking prevalence declines and more recent smoke-free indoor and outdoor air laws, smoking causes 400,000 preventable deaths and secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure leads to 40,000 deaths from respiratory and cardiovascular disease among non-smokers annually. Built and social environment factors linked to smoking include tobacco retailer density and neighborhood poverty. Housing environments including multiunit housing are linked to SHS exposure and adverse health outcomes.
Objectives: To investigate possible associations of different environmental factors with smoking, SHS exposure, and SHS-related health outcomes.
Methods: Many data sources were used: New York City Community Health Survey, Department of Consumer Affairs, …