Roughly 55 percent of U.S. youth aged between 3 and 17 years with a family income of less than the federal poverty level were exposed to secondhand smoke between 2013 and 2016, compared to 16 percent of youth in the same age group but having a family income at or above 4 times the federal poverty level.
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 family income level
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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 family income level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041288/exposure-to-secondhand-smoke-among-american-youth-by-age-and-family-income/
NCHS, und CDC. "Percentage of youth with secondhand smoke exposure in the U.S. between 2013 and 2016, by age and family income level." Chart. August 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041288/exposure-to-secondhand-smoke-among-american-youth-by-age-and-family-income/
NCHS, CDC. (2019). Percentage of youth with secondhand smoke exposure in the U.S. between 2013 and 2016, by age and family income level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041288/exposure-to-secondhand-smoke-among-american-youth-by-age-and-family-income/
NCHS, and CDC. "Percentage of Youth with Secondhand Smoke Exposure in The U.S. between 2013 and 2016, by Age and Family Income Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041288/exposure-to-secondhand-smoke-among-american-youth-by-age-and-family-income/
NCHS & CDC, Percentage of youth with secondhand smoke exposure in the U.S. between 2013 and 2016, by age and family income level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041288/exposure-to-secondhand-smoke-among-american-youth-by-age-and-family-income/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Percentage of youth with secondhand smoke exposure in the U.S. between 2013 and 2016, by age and family income level [Graph], NCHS, & CDC, August 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041288/exposure-to-secondhand-smoke-among-american-youth-by-age-and-family-income/