The Odds of Smoking If Your Parents Smoke

When Both Parents Smoke

24% chance of a son starting to smoke

23% chance of a daughter starting to smoke

When Neither Parent Smokes

12% chance of a son starting to smoke

12% chance of a daughter starting to smoke

When Single Parent Smokes(in a single-parent household)

32% chance of a son starting to smoke

28% chance of a daughter starting to smoke

Increase of Risk FactorsWhen You Start Smoking

2-4x increase for heart disease and stroke

12-13x increase for chronic obstructive lung disease

23x cancer (if you're a man)

13x cancer (if you're a woman)

by Lorne Marr

Data taken from British Hosehold Panel Survey: 1994-2002Published in the Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

by Lorne Marr

Data taken from British Hosehold Panel Survey: 1994-2002Published in the Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics