Associations of Socioeconomic Status, Parental Smoking and Parental E-Cigarette Use with 10–11-Year-Old Children’s Perceptions of Tobacco Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes: Cross Sectional Analysis of the CHETS Wales 3 Survey

Graham F. Moore, Lianna Angel, Linsay Gray, Lauren Copeland, Jordan Van Godwin, Jeremy Segrott and Britt Hallingberg
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Graham F. Moore: DECIPHer, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Wales CF10 3BD, UK
Lianna Angel: DECIPHer, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Wales CF10 3BD, UK
Linsay Gray: MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Scotland G2 3AX, UK
Lauren Copeland: DECIPHer, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Wales CF10 3BD, UK
Jordan Van Godwin: DECIPHer, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Wales CF10 3BD, UK
Jeremy Segrott: DECIPHer, Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Wales CF14 4YS, UK
Britt Hallingberg: Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Wales CF5 2YB, UK

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 3, 1-16

Abstract: Background: This study examines primary schoolchildren’s perceptions of e-cigarettes and tobacco cigarettes, and associations with parental smoking, vaping and socioeconomic status. Methods: Survey of 2218 10–11-year-old children in 73 schools in Wales. Results: Overall, 36% reported that a parent figure smoked compared to 21% for vaping, with parental smoking lower in affluent families (OR = 0.72; 95% CI = 0.68 to 0.76). Overall, 1% had tried a cigarette, while 5% had tried an e-cigarette. Most said they would not smoke or vape in 2 years’ time; susceptibility to vaping (20%) was higher than smoking (12%). Exposure to and perceptions of tobacco cigarettes were more positive for children of smokers. Having a parent who vaped was associated with exposure to and positive perceptions of e-cigarettes, but not smoking. Most children perceived e-cigarettes as used by adults to stop smoking (64%). Susceptibility to smoking (OR = 0.57; 95% CI = 0.41 to 0.79) and vaping (OR = 0.78; 95% CI = 0.62 to 0.99) were lower among children who perceived e-cigarettes as cessation aids. Conclusions: Parental smoking continues to be concentrated in poorer families. This study provides no evidence that parental vaping in the absence of smoking is associated with more positive perceptions of tobacco cigarettes. Communicating to children the role of e-cigarettes as cessation devices for smokers may help to limit their appeal to young people.

Keywords: e-cigarettes; tobacco; smoking; children; parents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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