Table 4

Frequency (and percentage) of 10–11-year-old children in Wales reporting that parent figures smoke and levels of smoking restrictions in the home

No smoking
parent figure
Father smokesMother smokesBoth smokep Value
 2007825 (52.8)230 (14.7)187 (12.0)322 (20.6)0.01
 2008858 (55.5)235 (15.2)187 (12.1)267 (17.3)
 2014929 (60.2)211 (13.7)164 (10.6)240 (15.5)
No parent figure smokes in homeFather smokes in homeMother smokes in homeBoth smoke in home
All children
 2007973 (63.2)148 (9.6)161 (10.5)258 (16.8)<0.001
 20081009 (66.8)144 (9.5)164 (10.9)194 (12.8)
 20141153 (78.0)93 (6.3)91 (6.2)141 (9.5)
Children with one or more parents who smoke
 2007192 (25.7)142 (19.0)158 (21.2)254 (34.1)<0.001
 2008201 (29.2)138 (20.1)159 (23.1)190 (27.6)
 2014289 (47.7)92 (15.2)88 (14.5)137 (22.6)
Smoking in the home
Full restrictionPartial restrictionNo restriction
All children
 2007841 (59.1)385 (27.1)196 (13.8)<0.001
 2008883 (62.7)361 (25.6)164 (11.7)
 20141041 (74.3)303 (21.6)57 (4.1)
Children with one or more parents who smoke
 2007220 (32.0)285 (41.5)182 (26.5)<0.001
 2008218 (33.7)278 (43.0)151 (23.3)
 2014294 (51.0)231 (40.0)52 (9.0)
  • p Values from design-adjusted χ2 analyses.