Tobacco use: environmental tobacco smoke
The Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) asked non-smoking adult respondents (aged 16 years and over) if they have been regularly exposed to other people's tobacco smoke in a range of different places. In 2022, 79% of non-smoking adults were not exposed to smoke in any of the places asked about. The most commonly reported place that people reported being exposed to passive smoke was ‘Outside buildings’ (11%).
The Scottish Health Survey 2022 reported that 3% of children were exposed to second-hand smoke in their home.
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