Total | MID E | USA | UK | CAN | IND | PAK | OTH | |||||||||
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Health information | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
1. Contains tobacco | 709 | 66.6 | 49 | 44.1 | 177 | 88.5 | 83 | 79.0 | 35 | 59.3 | 157 | 65.7 | 102 | 50.5 | 106 | 71.1 |
2. As bad/worse than cigarettes | 524 | 49.2 | 54 | 48.6 | 112 | 56.0 | 54 | 51.4 | 28 | 47.5 | 92 | 38.5 | 100 | 49.5 | 84 | 56.4 |
3. Contains nicotine/is addictive | 355 | 33.3 | 32 | 28.8 | 70 | 35.0 | 15 | 14.3 | 8 | 13.6 | 130 | 54.4 | 52 | 25.7 | 48 | 32.2 |
4. Causes cancer/produces carcinogens | 229 | 21.5 | 17 | 15.3 | 63 | 31.5 | 26 | 24.8 | 7 | 11.9 | 33 | 13.8 | 42 | 20.8 | 41 | 27.5 |
5. Is the same as 100 cigarettes | 198 | 18.6 | 19 | 17.1 | 45 | 22.5 | 17 | 16.2 | 12 | 20.3 | 38 | 15.9 | 38 | 18.8 | 29 | 19.5 |
5. Contains carbon monoxide | 198 | 18.6 | 18 | 16.2 | 58 | 29.0 | 23 | 21.9 | 8 | 13.6 | 22 | 9.2 | 23 | 11.4 | 46 | 30.9 |
7. Can cause respiratory illness | 191 | 17.9 | 14 | 12.6 | 40 | 20.0 | 18 | 17.1 | 5 | 8.5 | 40 | 16.7 | 39 | 19.3 | 35 | 23.5 |
8. Incorrect belief that smoke is filtered | 149 | 14.0 | 11 | 9.9 | 23 | 11.5 | 11 | 10.5 | 10 | 16.9 | 31 | 13.0 | 28 | 13.9 | 35 | 23.5 |
9. Can cause heart disease | 142 | 13.3 | 12 | 10.8 | 34 | 17.0 | 22 | 21.0 | 3 | 5.1 | 16 | 6.7 | 26 | 12.9 | 29 | 19.5 |
10. Dangers of secondhand smoke | 136 | 12.8 | 21 | 18.9 | 29 | 14.5 | 12 | 11.4 | 14 | 23.7 | 8 | 3.3 | 30 | 14.9 | 22 | 14.8 |
CAN, Canada; IND, India; MID E, Middle East; OTH, Other; PAK, Pakistan.