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Less than 25% of adults
in Michigan smoke. (U.S. Centers for Disease Control, 2002)
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26% of Michigan
residents live in rental housing units. (U.S. Census, 2000)
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2,500 people in Michigan
die each year from secondhand smoke-caused illnesses. Thousands more
suffer from diseases and chronic illnesses caused or exacerbated by
secondhand smoke. (Michigan Department of Community Health, 2004)
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Renters in the Madison,
Wisconsin area were so desirous of smoke-free apartments that the
Apartment Association of South Central Wisconsin made this a priority,
including creating a smoke-free apartment listing on their web site.
Read a news report about this. The site is now operated by Tobacco
Free Dane County. View our new Michigan Smoke-Free Apartment Listing
and consider listing your smoke-free
apartment(s).
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A recent random
sample survey of 160 Minneapolis/St. Paul renters found that 55% said they have moved or would move from an apartment because of secondhand smoke seepage. No one said they would move because of smoke-free air in the apartment.
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A 2001 random sample
poll conducted by the nationally-respected Field Research Corporation
surveyed 1,800 California residents and found that over 63% agreed that
apartment complexes should require that at least 50% of their rental
units should be smoke-free.
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The above opinion surveys and others demonstrate that a
significant majority of tenants support smoke-free apartment policies.
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