Abstract
Smoking habits are laid down in adolescence,1 a habit that will kill half of those who continue to smoke through adulthood. Having a parent, and particularly a mother, who smokes, elevates the risk of adolescent smoking.2, 3 and 4 Both maternal and adolescent smoking statuses are, in turn, related to wider familial factors. Poorer family circumstances increases the risk of adolescent smoking;5 compared to young people living with both parents, those in lone-mother families are also more likely to be smokers.4 In addition, there are marked ethnic differences in adolescent smoking; for example in the UK, prevalence is lower among Asian and African-Caribbean groups than in white groups6 and in the US, rates are lower among African-Americans than among both Hispanic and white groups.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 831–833 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Public Health |
Volume | 128 |
Issue number | 9 |
Early online date | 29 Aug 2014 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sep 2014 |
Keywords
- smoking
- public health
- young people