Children whose parents smoke have lower test scores and more behavioural issues than kids of non-smokers

  • Written by: Preety Pratima Srivastava, Senior Lecturer, RMIT University
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Children whose parents smoke have lower academic test scores and more behavioural issues than children of non-smokers.

These are the findings of our research published in the journal of Economics and Human Biology. Smoking is prevalent in lower socio-economic groups whose characteristics (such as lower IQ and poorer motivation on...

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