Table 2.

Respiratory symptoms and health care use for children with and without a parent who smokes.

	no parent smokes n = 2,759	at least one parent smokes n = 805
Respiratory symptoms
any respiratory symptoms	41.6	47.1 *
mild respiratory symptoms	24.5	30.6 *
severe respiratory symptoms	17.0	16.5
Health care use
GP visits for any reason	29.7	30.9
GP visits for respiratory symptoms	14.3	14.8
GP visits for non-respiratory symptoms only	15.4	16.2
Specialized care for respiratory symptoms	8.4	8.9