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| Attitude towards smoking in front of your children | Attitude towards smoking in the car | Attitude towards smoking and quitting smoking | Knowledge of smoking and SHS | Measures taken to reduce children’s exposure to SHS | Experience with and views about pediatricians inquiry about smoking and children’s SHS exposure |
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| Senior adults (e.g., grandpa) smoke at home; I cannot say anything to stop them. It is too rude. That’s not respectful of senior (male smoker and female nonsmoker). | If spending much time in the car, my friends definitely would smoke; I think it is ok (male smoker). | I tried to quit smoking for many times. Once I stopped smoking for half month, then I went to a dinner with friends. They shared cigarettes to me and I had to accept to show politeness. Also after drinking, it’s comfortable to have a smoke (male smoker). | Before my son got sick, I did not know smoking was harmful, and I liked to amuse him with cigarettes and allowed him to try in few occasions (male smoker). | When relatives and friends come to visit and smoke at home, I always tell kids to play outside (male smoker). | If the pediatrician told me some smoking-related health hazards, I would recognize (female nonsmoker). |
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When friends or relatives come and have a visit, they will smoke. It is unavoidable (male smoker).
My hubby's friends always smoke when they drink at home, then the house will be a noisy, smoky bar full of foul air. I am very angry with such mess, but have nothing to do with that (female nonsmoker). | We do not smoke. It’s uncomfortable when seeing somebody smoking around our child. That’s very annoying (female nonsmoker). | Only aggressive measures can be taken in stopping smoking. My sister’s husband is a teacher; his school prohibits smoking by fines and other strict measures. There is no way for him to smoke out of school frequently, so he had to quit smoking (female nonsmoker). | Warning labels in cigarette packet says, “smoking is harmful to health”; but I have no idea what exact harms does smoking cause (male smoker). | Children should be taken away; keep them from exposure to smoking environment (female nonsmoker). | As a smoker, I am accustomed to smell of cigarettes. But when pediatricians smell it, they often told me to quit smoking. But frankly speaking, I did not take it seriously (male smoker). |
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| I smoke even when children at home. When craving come up, I am unable to control, no choice (male smoker). | If children are in the car, I do not let people smoke in it. Without kids, it does not matter (male nonsmoker). | My dad is in his seventies. When I requested him to quit, he said you better ask me to quit eating rather than quit smoking (male nonsmoker). | I would cough when I smell the smoke, I know smoking is harmful but do not know it’s so serious (male nonsmoker). | I hide in the bathroom, den, or balcony to smoke (male smoker). | Engagement of pediatricians would be acceptable to parents in reducing child’s SHS exposure. |
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| It is a very difficult thing to stop people smoking in front of kids (male smoker and female nonsmoker). | When I drive alone, I definitely smoke. Taking someone else in car, if friends smoke, I will follow (male smoker). | When I was pregnant, my husband quitted smoking in his own accord. Now, he smokes again, and I ask him not to smoke; he said baby was born and smoking did not matter (female nonsmoker). | I am not sure if smoking is really harmful. Why some smokers live longer than nonsmokers? (male smoker). | I try not to smoke and remind others for not smoking in the presence of children (male smoker). | I hope we can get more information about smoking and assistance in quitting smoking at the hospitals (male smoker). |
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It’s get me very upset that my husband smokes at home. I confined him in balcony or bathroom to smoke, but it’s still smoky in house (female nonsmoker).
I really hate the smoky smell of my father-in-law; it’s so strong and really horrible. After smoking, he just goes to hold the baby without mouthwash and I feel bad (female nonsmoker). | When I drive, even kids in the car, I can’t help smoking. I just open the window (male smoker).
| I know smoking is harmful, but I’m addicted to it (male smoker).
When I smoke, I always tell myself this is the last one, but, no, that’s just another one (male smoker).
In my circle, every men smoke. It’s so common. That’s life, nothing is serious. I never thought about quitting (male smoker). | | | |
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