Tobacco smoke incursion into private residences in Israel: a cross-sectional study examining public perceptions of private rights and support for governmental policies.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThis study was approved by the Tel Aviv University Ethics Committee. All methods were performed in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. As this was a telephone survey, respondents provided oral consent to participate. No individual data are presented in this manuscript. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsLJR: Received research grants from: Israel National Institute of Health Policy, Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, and the Israel Justice Ministry. Provided three Expert Opinions on a pro bono basis regarding the current administrative case being heard in the Supreme Court regarding smoke incursion into residential apartments. Provided an expert opinion, also on a pro bono basis, for an administrative case filed in Tel-Aviv/Jaffa. VR: Received grant funding from National Cancer Institute, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Ford Foundation & National Science Foundation. Provided services to NIH as a reviewer. Provided expert testimony on behalf of plaintiffs in litigation against tobacco companies. Received support for travel to the E-Cigarette Summit, Washington DC, May 2022 & Tobacco Control meeting, Tel Aviv, July 2022. The authors have no other potential competing interests to declare. Competing interests LJR: Received research grants from: Israel National Institute of Health Policy, Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, and the Israel Justice Ministry. Provided three Expert Opinions on a pro bono basis regarding the current administrative case being heard in the Supreme Court regarding smoke incursion into residential apartments. Provided an expert opinion, also on a pro bono basis, for an administrative case filed in Tel-Aviv/Jaffa. VR: Received grant funding from National Cancer Institute, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Ford Foundation & National Science Foundation. Provided services to NIH as a reviewer. Provided expert testimony on behalf of plaintiffs in litigation against tobacco companies. Received support for travel to the E-Cigarette Summit, Washington DC, May 2022 & Tobacco Control meeting, Tel Aviv, July 2022. The authors have no other potential competing interests to declare."

"Funding No external funding was received for this research. The research was performed in the context of the MPH thesis of Ms. Noa Theitler."