title: A survey on attitudes towards passive smoking among schoolchildren and students in Switzerland.
abstract: The attitudes and reactions to passive smoking as well as the attitudes to active smoking have been investigated among schoolchildren and students in Zurich. 183 13-year-old children, 203 16-year-old children, and 367 23-year-old students were interviewed by a questionnaire. The most interesting results are as follows: -- Significantly more of the younger children (81%) than of the elder children (70%) and the students (70%) dislike passive smoking. -- Significantly more nonsmokers dislike passive smoking than smokers. -- The subjects whose parents smoke dislike passive smoking less than the subjects whose parents do not smoke. -- 80% of the students, 64% of the elder children, and 82% of the younger children complain of one or more kinds of irritations due to passive smoking. The most common impairment is eye irritation, followed by cough and nose irritation. -- More nonsmokers complain of irritations than smokers. -- There is no significant difference between girls and boys as for the reactions to passive smoking.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D013557:Switzerland; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution