Friday 06 June 2003
Most children (aged 11-16) come into contact with other people's tobacco smoke in places they regularly go to, according to research conducted by MORI Social Research Institute for Cancer Research UK.
The study, as part of MORI's Schools Omnibus, shows nine in 10 children aged 11-16 are affected in this way. The study also shows the places where children are most likely to be exposed to other people's smoke are pubs, cafes and restaurants (70%). In addition just over half are subject to other people's smoke with the home — their own, a relative's or their friend's.
Technical details
A representative sample of 2,469 11-16 year olds took part in the MORI Schools Omnibus between 15 January and 12 March 2003 across England and Wales. 100 schools took part, from which one class was selected at random and interviewing carried out through self-completion questionnaires with the whole class in one period.