Passive smoking is now firmly established as a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. It is estimated that adults who have never smoked who live with a smoker have a 30% greater risk of developing lung cancer and 24% greater risk of heart attack or death from coronary heart disease than those living with non smokers (NHMRC 1997). Children are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of passive smoking. Parental smoking causes lower respiratory infections, middle ear disease, asthma, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). It also exacerbates symptoms of asthma (Cook and Strachan, 1999; Wahlgren et al., 2000).
In the 2004 NSW Health Survey, respondents were asked to describe what the situation was regarding smoking in their home. 85.5% of Hunter New England respondents reported that their home was smoke free. 14.5% of Hunter New England homes continued to allow smoking inside.
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Cook DG, Strachan DP. Health effects of passive smoking -10: Summary of effects of parental smoking on the respiratory health of children and implications for research. Thorax 1999; 54: 357-366.
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Wahlgren DR, Hovell MF, Meltzer EO, Meltzer SB. Involuntary smoking and asthma. Curr Opin Pulm Med 2000; 6: 31-36.
www.abs.gov.au.
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National Health and Medical Research Council, The Health Effects of Passive Smoking. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1997.
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Cook DG, Strachan DP. Health effects of passive smoking -10: Summary of effects of parental smoking on the respiratory health of children and implications for research. Thorax 1999; 54: 357-366.
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Wahlgren DR, Hovell MF, Meltzer EO, Meltzer SB. Involuntary smoking and asthma. Curr Opin Pulm Med 2000; 6: 31-36. www.abs.gov.au.
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The information presented in this report result from analyses of a variety of social and health focused datasets. These datasets originate from a variety of sources including Hunter New England Health, the NSW Department of Health, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The timing of the release of these data to third parties is controlled by the owner of these data. It is therefore possible for these organisations to publish data that they have not yet made available to Hunter New England Population Health for analysis and release. Users should therefore check the publications of these organisations as it is possible that they may have published even more up to date information on Hunter New England than those available in this report. As this report is an ongoing project, the indicators presented will be updated as soon as possible after the release of all datasets to Hunter New England Population Health.
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Hunter New England Population Health. Health in Hunter New England. Hunter New England Area Health Service, 2005. Available at:
http://www.hnehealth.nsw.gov.au/HHNE/beh/beh_homesmoke.htm. Accessed (insert date of access).
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Hunter New England Population Health,
Hunter New England Health, with assistance from:
Centre for Epidemiology and Research,
NSW Health.
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Last updated:
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14 December 2005
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See NSW Data:
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To view state data, see NSW Chief Health Officer's Report:
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