Similarities and differences between smoking and non-smoking ten-year-old children in primary schools
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| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Central European Journal of Public Health |
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| Field | Psychology |
| Keywords | ten-years aged children; smokers-nosmokers; differences |
| Description | From 1,082 ten-year-old children, 22,9 % have already tried smoking, boys more frequently (25 %) than girls (19 %; p 0,05), and almost 7 % smoked repeatedly. The household is the most frequently stated environment for accessing cigarettes in children: 51 % of children are given cigarettes from their parents, siblings, grandparents or other relatives, another almost 17 % take cigarettes themselves from unprotected stock and approximately one third of smokers were offered cigarettes by their friends, and some (4%) even bouhgt them. Smoking children more often come from smoking families, have smoking siblings and friends. Repeatedly smoking children more often claimed to have consumed alcoholic drings over the past month than those with one attempt (81% vs. 58%) and never smokers (32%). Smokers also more frequently ate salty snacks. The circumstance of wheather there are smokers in the child household or not, significantly influenced childrens opinions on the smoking adults and friends (fewer critics and more admires in smoking families), selection of friends, availability of cigarettes and smoking behavior. |
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