Background: Tobacco-related heath inequalities are a major public health concern, with
smoking being more prevalent among lower socioeconomic groups. The aim of this study is …

Effective prevention of smoking depends on the identification of factors that determine
smoking onset. We examined the influence of family factors during childhood (household …

In this paper, we investigate the intergenerational transmission of smoking behavior from
parents to their children using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, surveyed in …

The influence of parents' smoking on children's smoking is well known, but few studies have
examined the association between grandparents' and grandchildren's smoking. We studied …

Background: Childhood socio-economic position (SEP) is associated with adult smoking
status. Previous studies have investigated mediation by educational attainment. The aim of …

Abstract Objectives To analyse Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) data to determine the
role of family background on cigarette smoking among adolescents in Slovakia. Methods …

Background: Parental and peer smoking are considered major predictors of smoking in
adolescence. We investigate the impact of family and social environment and parental anti …

Aims Smoking initiation during childhood or adolescence is strongly associated with friends'
smoking. Likewise, adverse living conditions increase the likelihood of future deviant …

Smoking habits at the age of 14 were studied in a series of about 11000 children in Northern
Finland. This cohort study was started before the birth of the child as a family inquiry. 6.4% of …

Objectives. We investigated the relationship among father's occupational group, daily
smoking, and smoking determinants in a cohort of New Zealand adolescents. Methods. The …