Version Date: Mar 9, 2001 View help for published
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Kathleen Jamieson, University of Pennsylvania. Annenberg Public Policy Center;
Patrick Jamieson, University of Pennsylvania. Annenberg Public Policy Center
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03049.v1
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The aim of this survey was to understand how well young people in the United States appreciate the many risks of smoking tobacco. To this end, 14 to 22-year-olds were interviewed about their views and practices concerning smoking. The survey elicited opinions on the health risks of smoking, including heart disease, lung cancer, shortened life spans, adverse birth outcomes caused by smoking during pregnancy, and the dangers of secondhand smoke. Respondents were asked if they thought tobacco was addictive, helped keep one's weight down, made it easier to relax and have a good time with friends, and if one should be allowed to smoke as a matter of personal choice. Smokers were asked how long and how much they smoked, which brand of cigarettes they smoked most, and if they considered themselves addicted to tobacco. The survey also gathered information on age, sex, education, race, and Hispanic origin.
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Random-digit telephone dialing procedures were used to select 300 smokers and 300 nonsmokers. The overall response rate, taking account of households that were not reached for screening purposes, was 51 percent.
Persons 14-22 years old residing in households in the 48 contiguous United States.
telephone interviews
2001-03-09
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This study is maintained and distributed by the Health and Medical Care Archive (HMCA). HMCA is the official data archive of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.