Public Health France: exposure to passive smoking at home
February 7, 2020
Par: communication@cnct.fr
Dernière mise à jour: February 7, 2020
Temps de lecture: 2 minutes
According to a new study published by Santé Publique France, the proportion of individuals aged between 18 and 75 who smoke at home has decreased by ten points since 2014.[1]. The organization then counted 52% smokers at home while it only recorded 37.9% in 2018. This decrease is mainly explained by the change in the frequency of smoking in the home. Daily tobacco consumption in the home is decreasing and becoming more occasional. This phenomenon thus contributes to protecting a growing number of young people from tobacco smoke: the frequency of smoking at home in the presence of a child has been halved[2]. However, still 14.4% of smokers report smoking at home in the presence of a child under 4 years old. This figure reaches 23.8% with young people between 4 and 18 years old. Faced with this problematic situation, knowledge on the subject deserves to be deepened. Indeed, certain elements relating to the conditions of exposure are not known and do not allow for a precise analysis of the risks generated by the phenomenon. In addition, the figures collected by Santé Publique France are based on the statements of those surveyed. It has been shown that parents smoking in the presence of their children tend to underestimate the risks associated with passive smoking.[3]. However, smokers are largely aware of the risks associated with exposure to tobacco smoke. More than 90% of smokers say they know that passive smoking can cause lung cancer in non-smokers.[4].
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[1] Public Health France, “Exposure to tobacco smoke in the workplace and at home between 2014 and 2018”, Results of the Public Health France barometer, 2020 [2] Between 2014 and 2018: from 31.6% to 14.4% in the presence of a child under 4 years old, and from 48.5% to 23.8% in the presence of a child aged 4 to 18. [3] Myers, Vicki, Shoshana Shiloh, and Laura Rosen. “Parental Perceptions of Children's Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: Development and Validation of a New Measure.” BMC Public Health 18, no 1 (December 2018): 1031. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5928-1. [4] ITC Project. ITC France National Report. Results of waves 1 to 3 of the survey (2006-2012): Waterloo: University of Waterloo; Saint Maurice: Santé Publique France; Boulogne-Billancourt: National Cancer Institute, 2015. || ©DNF For a Zero Tobacco world
[1] Public Health France, “Exposure to tobacco smoke in the workplace and at home between 2014 and 2018”, Results of the Public Health France barometer, 2020 [2] Between 2014 and 2018: from 31.6% to 14.4% in the presence of a child under 4 years old, and from 48.5% to 23.8% in the presence of a child aged 4 to 18. [3] Myers, Vicki, Shoshana Shiloh, and Laura Rosen. “Parental Perceptions of Children's Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: Development and Validation of a New Measure.” BMC Public Health 18, no 1 (December 2018): 1031. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5928-1. [4] ITC Project. ITC France National Report. Results of waves 1 to 3 of the survey (2006-2012): Waterloo: University of Waterloo; Saint Maurice: Santé Publique France; Boulogne-Billancourt: National Cancer Institute, 2015. || ©DNF For a Zero Tobacco world
