Asthma in Australia 2005
Table 7.1
Children who live in homes where smoking occurs in the home, Australia, 2001–04
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Rates (%) |
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Response |
With asthma |
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Without asthma |
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2001 Age 0 to 12 years (n=9,425) |
Do you or the other smokers living in this household....? |
Always or usually smoke outside |
25.8% |
(21.1 to 30.5) |
23.7 |
(22.5 to 25.0) |
Sometimes/usually/always smoke inside |
11.1% |
(8.8 to 13.3) |
10.1% |
(9.3 to 11.0) |
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2004 Age 0 to 15 years |
Which of the following best describes your home situation? |
My home is smoke free (includes smoking is allowed outside only) |
91.0% |
(85.1–97.0) |
90.4 |
(88.1–92.7) |
People occasionally smoke in the house |
4.0% |
(1.1–10.1) |
5.4 |
(3.8–7.5) |
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People frequently smoke in the house |
5.0%
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(1.6–11.8) |
4.2
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(2.9–6.1) |
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Note: Definition for current asthma was child ever been told by a doctor, nurse or at a hospital has asthma AND had symptoms of asthma or medication for treatment or prevention of asthma in the last 12 months.
Sources: NSW Child Health Survey 2001 (Centre for Epidemiology and Research 2002); 2004 Health and Wellbeing Surveillance System, Health Information Centre, WA Department of Health (unpublished data) 2005.
© Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2005