Petter Lundborg
Professor
Smoking, information sources, and risk perceptions - New results on Swedish data
Author
Summary, in English
Using data on Swedish adolescents, this study examines (1) perceptions of the addictiveness and mortality risk of smoking, (2) the effects of these perceptions on smoking behaviour, and (3) the role of various smoking risk information sources. The average respondent believed that 46 out of 100 smokers would die from diseases caused by their smoking. As to addictiveness perceptions, the average respondent believed that 68 out of 100 smokers trying to quit would not succeed. Both a higher perceived addictiveness and a higher perceived mortality risk were negatively related to smoking participation. The results showed substantial variation in the weight that the teenagers attached to the various information sources.
Department/s
- Centre for Economic Demography
Publishing year
2007
Language
English
Pages
217-240
Publication/Series
Journal of Risk and Uncertainty
Volume
34
Issue
3
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Springer
Topic
- Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy
Keywords
- risky behaviour
- young people
- smoking
- risk perception
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1573-0476