A Missouri Foundation for Health study shows that rural Missouri men are exposed to more secondhand smoke than their urban counterparts.
The study also shows that Missourians overall are exposed to more secondhand smoke than people nationwide.
Here are the details from St. Louis Public Radio:
A 2007 telephone survey funded by the Missouri Foundation for Health looked at the tobacco use, health, and demographics of close to 24,000 indoor Missouri workers. About 12 percent were exposed to secondhand smoke, compared to about 7 percent of workers nationwide.
Washington University public health researcher and study lead Jenine Harris says some Missouri workers are even more at risk.
"We found that younger folks, men, people living in isolated or rural areas, lower income folks, people with less education, were all more likely to be exposed to secondhand smoke," Harris said.
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