Table 3 Prevalence of adverse health effects in children related to SHS* exposure
Survey (year of survey) | S1 (2004) | S6 (2012) | S7 (2014) | S8 (2016) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 6350 | 5052 | 4732 | 4767 |
Characteristic | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
Child ever diagnosed with asthma by a doctor? | ||||
Never | 5114 (97.5) | 4478 (97.2) | 4111 (97.0) | 4223 (98.6) |
Yes | 134 (2.6) | 130 (2.8) | 129 (3.0) | 59 (1.38) |
Missing | 1102 | 444 | 492 | 485 |
Child ever diagnosed with neurodermatitis by a doctor? | ||||
Never | 5348 (87.6) | 4381 (88.9) | 3684 (88.1) | 3885 (90.4) |
Yes | 760 (12.4) | 549 (11.1) | 499 (11.9) | 411 (9.6) |
Missing | 242 | 122 | 549 | 471 |
Child ever diagnosed with bronchitis by a doctor? | ||||
Never | 3802 (67.4) | 3215 (68.8) | 3070 (72.1) | 3218 (74.1) |
Yes | 1843 (32.7) | 1459 (31.2) | 1190 (27.9) | 1125 (25.9) |
Missing | 705 | 378 | 472 | 424 |
Child had wheezing episodes in last 12 months? | ||||
< 4 episodes | 6085 (98.4) | 4850 (98.5) | 4495 (98.7) | 4555 (99.2) |
> = 4 episodes | 97 (1.6) | 72 (1.5) | 61 (1.3) | 35 (0.76) |
Missing | 168 | 130 | 176 | 177 |