Smoking risks in Spain: Part I- Perception of risks to the smoker

Fernando Antoñanzas; W. Kip Viscussi; Joan Rovira; Francisco J. Braña; Fabiola Portillo; Irineu Carvalho

Smoking risks in Spain: Part I- Perception of risks to the smoker

Fernando Antoñanzas
W. Kip Viscussi
Joan Rovira
Francisco J. Braña
Fabiola Portillo
Irineu Carvalho

Revue:

Discussion Paper

ISSN: 1045-6333

Année de publication: 2000

Número: 293

Pages: 8

Type: Article

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Résumé

Survey evidence for the Spanish population indicates that perceptions of lung cancer risk and life expectancy loss due to smoking are similar to estimates found in the United States. This paper also presents new evidence on the relative lung cancer risk for smokers, the perceived risk of lung disease for smokers, the heart disease risk for smokers, and the relative heart disease risk for smokers, all of which indicate substantial risk perceptions. Risk beliefs are particularly high for younger respondents, but are lower for better educated respondents.