1. The Odds of Smoking If Your
Parents Smoke

2. When Both Parents Smoke
24% chance of a son starting to smoke
23% chance of a daughter starting to smoke

3. When Neither Parent Smokes
12% chance of a son starting to smoke
12% chance of a daughter starting to smoke

4. 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

5. Increase of Risk Factors
When 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)

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

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