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ABSTRACT Children (n=2194) ages 12 to 18 years were surveyed for cigarette smoking practice. A questionaire validated by a randomized question response, “bogus pipe-line”, and salivary

thiocyanate analyses was administered. Regular smoking was present in 9.6% of children 12-15 years; 20% in children 15-18 years. A strong relationship of smoking behavior was observed

between the number of significant others smoking: Of children not smoking 84% viewed smoking harmful to their health; of children regularly smoking 72% viewed smoking neither harmful nor

beneficial. Parents and friends were thought to be permissive of smoking by regular smokers and discouraging by non-smokers. These data suggest that children's smoking habits strongly

reflect the attitudes and behaviors of their parents and friends. ARTICLE PDF AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Departments of Sociology, Preventive Medicine, and Pediatrics,

University of Iowa, Iowa City, 52242, Iowa James L Massey, Ronald L Akers, William R Clarke & Ronald H Lauer Authors * James L Massey View author publications You can also search for

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permissions ABOUT THIS ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE Massey, J., Akers, R., Clarke, W. _et al._ 77 SOCIAL FACTORS RELATED TO CIGARETTE SMOKING IN CHIL-DREN: THE MUSCATINE STUDY. _Pediatr Res_ 15

(Suppl 4), 452 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198104001-00086 Download citation * Issue Date: 01 April 1981 * DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198104001-00086 SHARE THIS

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