Table 3 Health fair participants’ report on their knowledge of smoking and commitment to establishing a SFH (n = 201)

Gender

 Male

 Female

Age (mean = 24.4)

 19 or younger

 20–34

 35–49

 50–64

 65 or older

Knowledge of smoking and passive smoking

 Effect of smoking on health

156

(77.6)

61

(30.3)

95

(47.3)

 How second-hand smoke exposure affects health

155

(77.1)

64

(31.8)

91

(45.3)

 How third-hand smoke exposure affects health

143

(71.1)

64

(31.8)

79

(39.3)

Knowledge and practice of SFH

 Awareness of establishing SFH

161

(80.1)

73

(36.3)

88

(43.8)

 Confidence in practicing SFH

158

(78.6)

78

(38.8)

80

(39.8)

Among those who do not smoke (n = 162)

 Never smoked, and pledge not to smoke in the future

150

(92.6)

Among those who smoked (n = 39)

 Smoke, and pledge to take action to quit

31

(79.5)

 Smoke, and pledge not to smoke at home

33

(84.6)

Participants agreed to

 Pledge to support SFH

184

(91.5)

 Promote SFH to family and friends

176

(87.6)

 Advise family not to smoke at home

167

(83.1)

 Advise family to quit smoking

171

(85.1)

 Discuss with family the ways to establish SFH

158

(78.6)

 Place a no-smoking sign at home

140

(69.7)

 Ask smokers to dispose of lit cigarettes before entering the home

154

(76.6)

 Inform visitors of your SFH policy

157

(78.1)

Achievements made by families

 Established an SFH policy

30

(14.9)

 Placed a no-smoking sign at home

33

(16.4)

 Had smoking visitors dispose of lit cigarettes before entering the home

32

(15.9)

 Informed visitors of their SFH policy

26

(12.9)