Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2011, 8 Table 3. Cont. 13. When an outdoor functions where water pipe smoking is present, I will move a way to avoid it. 14. When exposed to secondhand smoke, I wash my clothes solely to remove the smell of smoke from them even if they are otherwise clean. 15. I find it unpleasant to be around secondhand smoke. 16. I routinely associate with people who smoke. 17. When eating out, I always sit in the nonsmoking section. 18. I frequently places where smoking is prevalent. 19. I do not find secondhand smoke is offensive. Almost always true (%) 22.5 17.7 27.3 23.4 20.6 13.9 11.5 Usually true (%) 45.9 40.2 37.8 48.3 46.4 44.5 30.1 Usually not true (%) 25.8 28.7 19.1 21.1 21.1 26.8 21.1 4215 Not almost never true (%) 5.7 13.4 15.8 7.2 12.0 14.8 36.8 The Chi-square test indicated a significant difference between knowledge of the anti-smoking policy at work (yes/no) and avoidance efforts by women (X2 = 81.778; p = 0.02). When comparing the sources of SHS exposure at their homes, the Chi-Square tests showed differences between husband’s smoking status (yes/no) and exposure to SHS (yes/no) (X2 = 204.0; p = 0.0001). This finding indicates that women are more exposed to SHS in the home when they have a smoking spouse. Similarly, women reported exposure to SHS at home when they have a family member who smokes (yes/no) (X2 = 8.116; p = 0.04). Exposure to SHS at home was also associated (X2 = 44.94; p = 0.0001) with household members smoking during the past 30 days (yes/no). To provide a more comprehensive comparison between subjects in academic positions versus staff or managerial positions, mean scores for Knowledge, Attitudes and Avoidance were compared using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The mean scores for the Academic subsample (n = 37) are as follows: Knowledge–24.5 (SD = 3.1); Attitudes–23.5 (SD = 2.0); and Avoidance–47.5 (SD = 5.0). The mean scores for the Staff subsample (n = 173) are as follows: Knowledge–24.0 (SD = 4.0); Attitudes–23.5 (SD = 3.3); and Avoidance–43.5 (SD = 6.6). The ANOVA only showed a significant difference between groups for Avoidance behaviors (F = 11.6, p = 0.001). 4. Discussion The present study provides a snapshot of SHS knowledge, attitudes, and avoidance behaviors regarding SHS exposure among educated Jordanian women. The results were generated using a convenience sample of women working at two Jordanian universities. The main rationale for choosing this sector of the population was to test the common belief that educated working women experience less SHS exposure than women with poor education or lower SES as reported by others [11]. Previous research has showed that socioeconomic disparities are directly linked to higher SHS exposure for women and children, partly because of lack of knowledge and partly because of higher smoking prevalence among populations of lower SES [2,7,9]. However, the findings of this study call this commonly held belief into question.