TORONTO - An Ontario anti-smoking group says a poll it commissioned finds strong support for banning smoking in apartments.
The Ontario Tobacco-Free Network says in two Ipsos-Reid surveys last year, 70 per cent of apartment dwellers said smoke from their neighbours bothered them.
Smoking is currently prohibited in elevators, hallways and other common areas in Ontario, but not in apartment residences.
The polls also show 64 per cent of multi-unit dwellers would likely choose a smoke-free building over one where smoking is permitted.
Half of those surveyed said they have had tobacco smoke enter their units, and seven in 10 said they are bothered by it.
Ipsos-Reid surveyed 1,800 residents in March and November 2006. The results have a margin of error of 2.9 per cent, 19 times out of 20.
