Wisconsin children are more likely than others to be exposed to second-hand smoke
Wisconsin News-- Wisconsin children are more likely than others to be exposed to second-hand smoke.
Wisconsin children are more likely than others to be exposed to second-hand smoke.
A study in Pediatrics Magazine ranks Wisconsin the fifth-worst state in childhood exposure to the smoke that cigarettes emit. The report said one-of-every-10 youngsters in the Badger State breathe second-hand smoke on a regular basis, compared to one-of-every-100 kids in Utah. And in homes with smokers, 39-percent of kids regularly breathe second-hand smoke. Only West Virginia has a higher percentage.
The data is rather dated, though. It’s based on a survey of two-thousand households across the state in 2007 – three years before the state banned smoking in public indoor places. Nathan Jones of U-W Madison analyzed the data, and he blamed cultural factors for the high rate of people who smoke in homes. Other states have tried campaigns to get residents to smoke outside, but Jones says that rarely works. He says the most effective solution is to get people to quit.
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