This statistic displays children's exposure to second-hand smoke in their home in Scotland from 2012 to 2023, by gender. In 2023, five percent of boys and four percent of girls in Scotland were exposed to second-hand smoke in their own home, down from 12 percent in 2012.
Proportion of children who are exposed to second-hand smoke in own home in Scotland from 2012 to 2023, by gender
 Weighted bases: n (2012)=1,787, n (2013)=1,839, n (2014)=1,668, n (2015)=1,420, n(2016)=1,561, n(2017)= 1603; n(2018)= 1,980; n (2019) = 1,969; n(2021)= 1,600 n(2022)=1,759.
Data for 2020 not included due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Scottish Government. (November 12, 2024). Proportion of children who are exposed to second-hand smoke in own home in Scotland from 2012 to 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/373323/children-s-exposure-to-second-hand-smoke-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Proportion of children who are exposed to second-hand smoke in own home in Scotland from 2012 to 2023, by gender." Chart. November 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373323/children-s-exposure-to-second-hand-smoke-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. (2024). Proportion of children who are exposed to second-hand smoke in own home in Scotland from 2012 to 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373323/children-s-exposure-to-second-hand-smoke-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Proportion of Children Who Are Exposed to Second-hand Smoke in Own Home in Scotland from 2012 to 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373323/children-s-exposure-to-second-hand-smoke-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government, Proportion of children who are exposed to second-hand smoke in own home in Scotland from 2012 to 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373323/children-s-exposure-to-second-hand-smoke-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Proportion of children who are exposed to second-hand smoke in own home in Scotland from 2012 to 2023, by gender [Graph], Scottish Government, November 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/373323/children-s-exposure-to-second-hand-smoke-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
