B
Evidence Grade B
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87%
87% -- share of children believing health damaged by others smoking for UK children aged 8-13 (2026)
87% of polled children aged 8-13 believe that their health is damaged when people smoke around them.
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Evidence graded
Value
87%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
1,000
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
NHS Stop Smoking Services
Primary
Tier B
http://www.trb.co.nz/StandardPage.asp?id=1944&title=Smokefree:+Generation+Gap ↗
Source Article
The Radio Bureau
Original Research
NHS Stop Smoking Services
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Methodology
Poll of 1,000 children aged 8-13 on behalf of NHS Stop Smoking Services
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Industrymarketing
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UK children aged 8-13: 87% share of children believing health damaged by others smoking. Source: NHS Stop Smoking Services (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/children-believe-secondhand-smoke-damages-health
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