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Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Children Aged 3‒19 Years

Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Children Aged 3‒19 Years With and Without Asthma in the United States, 1999‒2010 – Number 126, August 2013

Key findings – Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999‒2010

  • “From 1999 to 2010, the percentage of children without asthma exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) decreased from 57.3% to 44.2%, while children with asthma showed no change, with 57.9% exposed to ETS in 1999‒2002 and 54.0% exposed in 2007‒2010.
  • In 2007‒2010, a higher percentage of children with asthma were exposed to ETS than children without asthma.
  • In 2007‒2010, children with asthma were more likely to be exposed to ETS than children without asthma, if they were girls, Mexican American, aged 6‒11 years, or had family income below 350% of the federal poverty guidelines.”

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