Impact of banning smoking in cars with children on exposure to second-hand smoke: a natural experiment in England and Scotland

Laverty, Anthony A, Hone, Thomas, Vamos, Eszter P, Anyanwu, Philip E, Taylor-Robinson, David ORCID: 0000-0002-5828-7724, de Vocht, Frank, Millett, Christopher and Hopkinson, Nicholas S (2020) Impact of banning smoking in cars with children on exposure to second-hand smoke: a natural experiment in England and Scotland. THORAX, 75 (4). pp. 345-347.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-213998

Abstract

England banned smoking in cars carrying children in 2015 and Scotland in 2016. We used survey data from 3 years for both countries (N<sub>England</sub>=3483-6920, N<sub>Scotland</sub>=232-319) to assess effects of the English ban using logistic regression within a difference-in-differences framework. Among children aged 13-15 years, self-reported levels of regular exposure to smoke in cars for Scotland were 3.4% in 2012, 2.2% in 2014 and 1.3% in 2016 and for England 6.3%, 5.9% and 1.6%. The ban in England was associated with a -4.1% (95% CI -4.9% to -3.3%) absolute reduction (72% relative reduction) in exposure to tobacco smoke among children.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	smoking cessation, tobacco and the lung
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	29 Jan 2020 15:22
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 00:06
DOI:	10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-213998
Open Access URL:	https://thorax.bmj.com/content/thoraxjnl/early/202...
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3072510