Evidence from the YouGov COVID tracker shows that people who live in households that include children are nearly twice as likely to report being exposed to secondhand smoke since lockdown compared to those without children (10 per cent compared with 6 per cent).
A further 12 per cent of smokers who live with children report they are smoking indoors more than they did before lockdown.
The findings are based on an online YouGov survey carried out between 5 -15 May with 4,007 respondents.
The warning comes from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), British Lung Foundation, Fresh and Breathe 2025.
YouGov’s COVID tracker found that parents who smoke are just as likely as other smokers to report making attempts to quit smoking and are trying to reduce the amount they smoke since lockdown.
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