Nearly 81 percent of U.S. youth aged between 3 and 17 years old and living with two or more smokers in their home were exposed to secondhand smoke between 2013 and 2016.
Secondhand smoke exposure can cause severe and fatal health problems among youth such as asthma, respiratory and ear infections, sudden infant death syndrome.
Percentage of youth with secondhand smoke exposure in the U.S. between 2013 and 2016, by age and number of tobacco smokers living in the home
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NCHS, & CDC. (August 15, 2019). Percentage of youth with secondhand smoke exposure in the U.S. between 2013 and 2016, by age and number of tobacco smokers living in the home [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041318/exposure-to-secondhand-smoke-among-american-youth-by-age-and-number-of-smokers-living-in-home/
NCHS, und CDC. "Percentage of youth with secondhand smoke exposure in the U.S. between 2013 and 2016, by age and number of tobacco smokers living in the home." Chart. August 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041318/exposure-to-secondhand-smoke-among-american-youth-by-age-and-number-of-smokers-living-in-home/
NCHS, CDC. (2019). Percentage of youth with secondhand smoke exposure in the U.S. between 2013 and 2016, by age and number of tobacco smokers living in the home. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041318/exposure-to-secondhand-smoke-among-american-youth-by-age-and-number-of-smokers-living-in-home/
NCHS, and CDC. "Percentage of Youth with Secondhand Smoke Exposure in The U.S. between 2013 and 2016, by Age and Number of Tobacco Smokers Living in The Home." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041318/exposure-to-secondhand-smoke-among-american-youth-by-age-and-number-of-smokers-living-in-home/
NCHS & CDC, Percentage of youth with secondhand smoke exposure in the U.S. between 2013 and 2016, by age and number of tobacco smokers living in the home Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041318/exposure-to-secondhand-smoke-among-american-youth-by-age-and-number-of-smokers-living-in-home/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Percentage of youth with secondhand smoke exposure in the U.S. between 2013 and 2016, by age and number of tobacco smokers living in the home [Graph], NCHS, & CDC, August 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041318/exposure-to-secondhand-smoke-among-american-youth-by-age-and-number-of-smokers-living-in-home/