Table 2

Family socioeconomic classification (SEC) and family affluence scale (FAS) by number of parent figures in the household who smoke—before and after smoke-free legislation: Scotland

20062007
Family socioeconomic classification*Family socioeconomic classification*
Family SEC 1Family SEC 2Family SEC 3Family SEC 4TotalFamily SEC 1Family SEC 2Family SEC 3Family SEC 4Total
N (%)N (%)N (%)N (%)NN (%)N (%)N (%)N (%)N
Neither parent smokes508 (71.7)387 (58.8)97 (48.7)59 (36.0)1051494 (72.6)317 (56.7)77 (39.3)47 (29.0)935
Father figure only smokes71 (10.0)73 (11.1)19 (9.5)20 (12.2)18367 (9.9)68 (12.2)31 (15.8)22 (13.6)188
Mother figure only smokes72 (10.2)99 (15.0)39 (19.6)45 (27.4)25559 (8.7)80 (14.3)38 (19.4)49 (30.2)226
Two parent figures smoke58 (8.2)99 (15.0)44 (22.1)40 (24.4)24160 (8.8)94 (16.8)50 (25.5)44 (27.2)248
Total70965819916417306805591961621597
20062007
Family affluenceFamily affluence
HighMediumLowTotalHighMediumLowTotal
N (%)N (%)N (%)NN (%)N (%)N (%)N
Neither parent smokes520 (72.4)439 (62.1)289 (42.5)1248492 (75.0)379 (57.0)256 (40.8)1127
Father figure only smokes59 (8.2)82 (11.6)79 (11.6)22057 (8.7093 (14.0)76 (12.1)226
Mother figure only smokes78 (10.9)74 (10.5)168 (24.7)32054 (8.2)103 (15.5)151 (24.0)308
Two parent figures smoke61 (8.5)112 (15.8)144 (21.2)31753 (8.1)90 (13.5)145 (23.1)288
Total71870768021056566656281949
  • Pupils living in family structure of both, step or single parent families; children who are cotinine confirmed non-smokers.

  • * Family socioeconomic classification: family SEC1=I professional occupations & II managerial and technical; SEC2=IIIN skilled non-manual& IIIM skilled manual; SEC3=IV partly skilled and V unskilled; SEC4= economically inactive.