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4 in 5 cities in L.A. Co. allow smoking in multi-unit housing Only 1 in 5 cities have smoke-free policies for privately owned multi-unit housing complexes. The city of Los Angeles is not one of them. 16 cities have smoke-free policies for

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4 in 5 cities in L.A. Co. allow smoking in multi-unit housing

Only 1 in 5 cities have smoke-free policies for privately owned multi-unit housing

complexes. The city of Los Angeles is not one of them.

16 cities

have smoke-free policies for multi-unit housing

72 cities

do not have smoke-free policies for multi-unit housing

Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Read about the policy brief at https://ucla.in/2yqcV9L

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39% 36% 1 in 2 tenants (49%)

were exposed to secondhand smoke in the past year

Biggest invaders in multi-unit housing? Tobacco, marijuana smoke

Percentage of tenants in privately owned multi- unit housing exposed to smoke by product type

9%

Electronic cigarette aerosol Marijuana smoke Tobacco smoke

Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Read about the policy brief at https://ucla.in/2yqcV9L

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60% 40% 20% 0% 60% 40% 20% 0%

54%

Read about the policy brief at https://ucla.in/2yqcV9L

Who is most exposed to secondhand smoke?

Tenants with chronic disease, children, those of Hispanic/Latino, and of African American/ Black race or ethnicity had higher rates of exposure in privately owned multi-unit housing.

55% 54% 51% 45% 41%

Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research A person with chronic disease

Exposure based on households with:

A child

Exposure based on tenant race/ethnicity

Hispanic/ Latino African American/ Black White Asian

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Restrictions = lower secondhand smoke exposure

Secondhand smoke exposure is 9 percentage points lower for tenants in privately owned multi- unit housing with smoking restrictions. Exposure rates by housing type are shown below.

Tenant lives in housing without any smoke-free policies Tenant lives in housing with some smoke-free policies

Read about the policy brief at https://ucla.in/2yqcV9L Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

46% 55%

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Tobacco Marijuana Electronic 100% 75% 50% 25% 0% Tobacco Marijuana Electronic 100% 75% 50% 25% 0%

Restricting smoking in multi-unit housing has strong support

A majority of tenants and owners of privately owned multi-unit housing in Los Angeles support citywide restrictions. Levels of support for restrictions on smoking products are shown below.

Tenants support Owners support 88% 77% 54% 92% 83% 68%

Read about the policy brief at https://ucla.in/2yqcV9L Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Cigarette Cigarette