Table 1

 Parental smoking history

Father, n (%)Mother, n (%)
Cigarette smoking
    Never816 (62.4)1298 (98.0)
    Current349 (26.7)17 (1.3)
    Former142 (10.9)9 (0.7)
Cigarette smoking during child’s lifetime
    No871 (66.7)1301 (98.3)
    Yes434 (33.3)23 (1.7)
Current smokers:
Number of cigarettes smoked per day
    0843 (63.2)1308 (98.1)
    6 or less177 (13.3)15 (1.1)
    7–12161 (12.1)6 (0.5)
    13–22115 (8.6)4 (0.3)
    23–3227 (2.0)1 (0.1)
    33–428 (0.6)0 (0.0)
    43 or more3 (0.2)0 (0.0)
Number of cigarettes smoked per day during child’s lifetime
    0871 (66.8)1301 (98.3)
    6 or less152 (11.7)13 (1.0)
    7–12142 (10.9)10 (0.8)
    13–22106 (8.1)0 (0.0)
    23–3223 (1.8)0 (0.0)
    33–428 (0.6)0 (0.0)
    43 or more2 (0.2)0 (0.0)
Duration of smoking (years)
    Mean (SD)19.7 (7.5)12.4 (7.7)
Duration of smoking during child’s lifetime (years)
    Mean (SD)8.5 (2.1)7.5 (3.1)