title: Knowledge and attitudes about smoking and environmental tobacco smoke: a comparison of parents and children attending upper and lower income pediatric sites.
abstract: To define differences in knowledge and attitudes about environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and smoking among different populations of parents and children, surveys about smoking and health were administered in low-income pediatric clinics and upper-income private practices using a Likert scale. Sixty-five children and 300 parents from pediatric clinics and 149 children and 300 parents from private practices participated. At the clinics 39% of parents were white, 23% graduated college, 33% smoked, and 20% allowed smoking in their home. This differed from private practices where 93% of parents were white, 77% graduated college, 13% smoked and 6% allowed smoking in their home. Parents from private practices expressed greater agreement with fact and opinion statements about ill effects of tobacco. More lower income children reported living with a smoker (45% vs 23%). These data demonstrate differences in adult knowledge and attitudes about health effects of smoking, highlighting the need for increased intervention among lower income families.
authors: Nemours Health and Prevention Services, Newark, DE, USA.
authors: Judith A
authors: JA
authors: Feinson
authors: Aaron
authors: A
authors: Chidekel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004493:Education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution