QuickStats: Trends in Secondhand Smoke Exposure among Nonsmoking Adults, by Race and Hispanic Origin
Monday, February 22, 2021
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
QuickStats: Trends in Secondhand Smoke Exposure among Nonsmoking Adults, by Race and Hispanic Origin — National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2009–2018.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021;70:224. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7006a6external icon
The percentage of nonsmoking adults exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS) declined from 27.7% in 2009–2010 to 20.7% in 2017–2018. During this period, decreasing trends in the percentage of persons with SHS exposure also were observed for nonsmoking non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, and Hispanic adults. There was no significant decline in the percentage of persons with exposure for nonsmoking non-Hispanic Asian adults from 2011–2012 to 2017–2018. The percentage of persons with SHS exposure was consistently higher for nonsmoking non-Hispanic Black adults throughout the period. During 2017–2018, 41.5% of nonsmoking non-Hispanic Black adults were exposed to SHS compared with 22.7% non-Hispanic Asian, 17.8% non-Hispanic White, and 16.2% nonsmoking Hispanic adults.
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