Smoking, information sources, and risk perceptions—New results on Swedish data

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 smoke...

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Volume:	34
Main Author:	Petter Lundborg
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	New York Spring Science + Business Media 01.06.2007 Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers SPRINGER Springer
published in:	Journal of risk and uncertainty Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 217 - 240
Data of publication:	20070601
ISSN:	0895-5646 1573-0476 1573-0476
EISSN:	1573-0476
Discipline:	Economics Statistics Psychology
Subjects:	Statistical significance Smoking cessation Information resources Adult education Mortality Anti smoking movements Tobacco smoking Cigarette smoking Cigarettes Age groups Young people Operations Research/Decision Theory Environmental Economics Microeconomics Economic Theory I10 Risk perception D81 J13 Risky behaviour Economics / Management Science Smoking Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Business, Finance Young adults Influence Behavior Social aspects Health aspects Risk-taking (Psychology) risky behaviour Hälsovetenskap Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy Medical and Health Sciences Medicin och hälsovetenskap smoking young people risk perception Hälso- och sjukvårdsorganisation, hälsopolitik och hälsoekonomi Health Sciences Sweden risky behaviour WEAK SMOKERS BEHAVIOR smoking VARIABLES young people INSTRUMENTS ADDICTION risk perception SPAIN
Online Access:	Fulltext
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