Smoking and inadequate housing: Results from an Australian national survey

Abstract

Objectives: To examine the effect of: (a) the smoking status of the household; and (b) the amount spent on smoking by the household on inadequate housing. Study design: This was a cross-sectional study using data from the first wave of the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey. Methods: A total of 7673 households were eligible for analysis. The outcome, inadequate housing, was derived from a questionnaire item asking respondents about the adequacy of their housing with respect to their housing needs in general. A house was defined as a smoking household if at least one member smoked. Amongst smoking households, the total amount spent on smoking per week was calculated. Oth..