Dealing with a Latent Danger: Parents Communicating with Their Children about Smoking

Table 1

Parent characteristics.

Characteristics		𝑛^a
Marital status	Single	10
	Spouse or partner	28
Household income^b; (Canadian dollars)	Low (<$29,000)	12
	Middle ($30,000–$89,000)	13
	High (>$90,000)	12
Education	Less than high school	5
	High school graduate	3
	Some university or college	13
	University or college graduate	17
Occupation	Professional	12
	Services, sales	5
	Skilled trades	6
	Stay-at-home mother	10
	Unemployed, disabled, student	5
	Current smoker	9
	Mother	5
	Father	4
	Former smoker	17
Smoking status	Mother	11
	Father	6
	Never smoker	12
	Mother	12
	Father	0

Note. ^a𝑁=38.
^bMissing data for one parent.