Between attraction and avoidance: from perfume application to fragrance-free policies

Environmental Sciences Europe

Table 5 Preference of fragrance-free policies

	General population	People who prefer fragrance-free products	People who do not prefer fragrance-free products	Fragrance-sensitive people	Non-fragrance-sensitive people
Fragrance-free health care facilities
Yes	46.4	66.2	32.3	63.9	42.0
Not sure	23.4	14.2	30.0	11.9	26.3
No	29.8	19.4	37.1	23.3	31.4
Fragrance-free workplaces
Yes	33.2	51.5	20.2	54.3	28.0
Not sure	35.3	26.0	41.9	22.4	38.5
No	30.6	22.3	36.5	22.4	32.6
Fragrance-free restrooms
Yes	21.6	36.7	10.9	45.7	15.6
Not sure	28.2	25.5	30.1	26.0	28.8
No	50.0	37.6	58.9	28.3	55.4

Percentage of answers given by the general population and the various subgroups to the questions: “Would you prefer that health care facilities and health care professionals be fragrance-free?” “Would you be supportive of a fragrance-free policy in the workplace? And “Would you be supportive of a ban on air fresheners in restrooms and toilets?” (Sizes of subgroups see first line in Table 1.)