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Public Support for Smoke-Free Section 8 Public Housing
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posted on 2019-05-22, 00:00 authored by Robert C. McMillen, Jonathan P. Winickoff, Mark A. Gottlieb, Susanne Tanski, Karen Wilson, Jonathan D. KleinAs of July 31, 2018, all Housing and Urban Development (HUD) designated Housing Authorities administering public housing must have a smoke-free policies, but this requirement does not extend to Section 8 housing. Section 8 public housing vouchers provide subsidies for private rental housing for low-income residents. This study examines support for smoke-free policy options in Section 8 housing. Using a nationally representative survey of adults, we asked 3,070 respondents to agree or disagree with two potential policies. The majority (71%) supported prohibiting indoor smoking everywhere inside buildings that have Section 8 housing units. Alternatively, respondents were less supportive (38%) of a policy to prohibit smoking only inside of units with Section 8 subsidies, and allowing smoking in non-subsidized units. Prohibiting smoking in all units in MUH buildings would help protect the health of both the 2.2 million households who receive Section 8 subsidies, and their neighbors.
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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This publication was made possible by the Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute (FAMRI) under Award Number #052302_CoE. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of FAMRI or the AAP.
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This is a copy of an article published in the Western Journal of Nursing Research. © 2015 SAGE Publications.Citation
McMillen, R. C., Winickoff, J. P., Gottlieb, M. A., Tanski, S., Wilson, K., & Klein, J. D. (2019). Public Support for Smoke-Free Section 8 Public Housing. Western Journal of Nursing Research. doi:10.1177/0193945919826238Publisher
SAGE PublicationsLanguage
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0193-9459Issue date
2019-02-10Usage metrics
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