Table 2

Prevalence of parental smoking by country in study subjects born 1945–72

CountryNoPaternal smoking (%)*Maternal smoking (%)*Maternal smoking in pregnancy (%)*
*Subjects answering “don’t know” to question on paternal or maternal smoking are excluded.
Iceland564584117
Norway835653315
Sweden1856593616
Estonia43163102
Ireland454765027
Great Britain1579684320
Netherlands1247793413
Belgium1122702711
Germany198367275
Switzerland85357214
France212566164
Spain19427131
Italy89471175
New Zealand1254664314
Australia668623418
USA723634424
Denmark391765323
Total18922672811