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Parental Practices and Attitudes Related to Smoke-Free Rules in Homes, Cars, and Outdoor Playgrounds in US Households With Underage Children and Smokers, 2010-2011
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Parental Practices and Attitudes Related to Smoke-Free Rules in Homes, Cars, and Outdoor Playgrounds in US Households With Underage Children and Smokers, 2010-2011

Xiao Zhang, Ana Martinez-Donate and Natalie Rhoads
Preventing chronic disease, v 12(6), pp E96-E96
18 Jun 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd12.140553
PMID: 26086609
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Abstract

Adolescent Adult Automobiles - statistics & numerical data Child Child, Preschool Environmental Exposure - prevention & control Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data Ethnic Groups - psychology Ethnic Groups - statistics & numerical data Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Interviews as Topic Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Parent-Child Relations Parents - psychology Play and Playthings Residence Characteristics - statistics & numerical data Self Report Smoke-Free Policy Smoking - epidemiology Smoking - psychology Smoking Prevention Socioeconomic Factors Tobacco Smoke Pollution - prevention & control United States - epidemiology Young Adult
A smoke-free environment protects children from exposure to involuntary smoke and also can reduce or prevent future smoking behavior. The purpose of this study was to examine levels and correlates of parental behavior and attitudes related to voluntary smoke-free rules in homes, cars, and outdoor children's play areas among US households with underage children and 1 or more smoking parents. We used data from the 2010-2011 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey and logistic regressions to model behavior and attitudes related to voluntary smoke-free rules in 3 settings. Overall, 60.1% of households with children and at least 1 smoking parent had voluntary smoke-free home rules. Approximately 84.6% and 71.5% of parents thought that smoking should not be allowed inside cars with children present and in outdoor play areas, respectively. Positive parental behavior and attitudes related to voluntary smoke-free rules were more likely among households with 2 parents, parents of higher education and household income, Hispanic parents, and parents of infants (P < .05). Tobacco control and prevention efforts are needed to promote the voluntary adoption of smoke-free rules in homes, private cars, and outdoor children's play areas. Most parents from smoker households with underage children were supportive of smoke-free laws for cars and outdoor children's play areas, providing evidence and encouragement to policy makers to take action to restrict smoking in these locations.

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