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.
ISSN 0040-6376, 1468-3296
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<inf>England</inf>=3483-6920, N<inf>Scotland</inf>=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 |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | smoking cessation, tobacco and the lung |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jan 2020 15:22 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Jun 2026 05:26 |
| 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 |
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