Table 1.
Child reported household smoking and socioeconomic circumstances for each ethnic group.
| White UK (N = 359) |
Black Caribbean (N = 551) |
Black African (N = 633) |
Indian (N = 339) |
Pakistani (N = 275) |
Bangladeshi (N = 154) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (95%CI) | % (95%CI) | % (95%CI) | % (95%CI) | % (95%CI) | % (95%CI) | |
| Age - mean (SE) | 12.6 (0.03) | 12.7 (0.03) | 12.7 (0.03) | 12.5 (0.03) | 12.6 (0.04) | 12.7 (0.05) |
| Females | 47 (42, 52) | 52 (48, 56) | 54 (50, 58) | 44 (39, 49) | 32 (27, 38) | 38 (31, 46) |
| Household smoking | ||||||
| No smokers | 43 (38, 48) | 47 (43, 51) | 77 (74, 80) | 73 (68, 78) | 60 (54, 66) | 49 (41, 57) |
| Maternal smoker only | 19 (15, 24) | 15 (12, 18)* | 3 (2, 4)* | 2 (1, 4)* | 1 (0, 3)* | 4 (2, 8)* |
| Paternal smoking only | 13 (10, 17) | 11 (9, 14) | 8 (6, 10)* | 14 (11, 19) | 20 (16, 26) | 32 (26, 40)|| |
| Both parents smoke | 14 (11, 18) | 6 (5, 9)* | 1 (1, 3)* | 2 (1, 4)* | 3 (1, 6)* | 1 (0, 5)* |
| Other household member smokes | 4 (3, 7) | 8 (6, 11) | 3 (2, 5)* | 4 (2, 6)* | 8 (5, 12) | 6 (4,12) |
| Socioeconomic circumstances | ||||||
| Most advantaged tertile° | 47 (42, 52) | 30 (26, 34) | 21 (18, 25) | 37 (32, 42) | 28 (23, 34) | 16 (11, 22) |
| Least advantaged tertile° | 19 (15, 23) | 25 (22, 29)|| | 31 (28, 35)|| | 16 (13, 21) | 24 (19, 29)|| | 32 (25, 40)|| |
| Dual parent household | 78 (73, 82) | 56 (52, 60) | 64 (60, 67) | 94 (90, 96) | 88 (84, 92) | 86 (79, 90) |
| Lone parent household | 20 (16, 25) | 38 (35, 43)|| | 29 (26, 33)|| | 5 (3, 8)* | 11 (7, 15)* | 12 (8, 19)* |
| Not crowded household | 52 (46, 57) | 40 (36, 44) | 21 (18, 24) | 34 (29, 39) | 17 (13, 22) | 16 (11, 22) |
| Crowded household | 41 (36, 46) | 50 (46, 54)|| | 67 (63, 70)|| | 50 (45, 55)|| | 73 (67, 78)|| | 75 (68, 82)|| |
° Tertiles of 17 standard of living items; * Significantly (P < 0.05) lower than corresponding value for White UK, || significantly (P < 0.05) higher than corresponding value for White UK.