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Table 3 Number of children in poverty living with one or more parents who smoke (thousands)

From: Parental smoking and child poverty in the UK: an analysis of national survey data

Children in poverty living with a single parent who smokes

Number of children in household

One Child

Two Children

Three or more children

Total

Single mother

65

101

93

259

Single father

6.6

10

9.5

26

Children living in poverty with two parents of whom at least one smokes

Number of children in household

One child

Two children

Three or more children

Total

Married Parents, one smokes

92

143

132

367

Cohabitating Parents, one smokes

66

103

95

264

Married Parents, both smoke

25

39

36

100

Cohabitating Parents, both smoke

18

28

26

72

Total

273

424

391

1,088

  1. Note: Estimates rounded to the nearest thousand.