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

  1. Fernando Antoñanzas 5
  2. W. Kip Viscusi 1
  3. Joan Rovira 3
  4. Francisco J. Braña 4
  5. Fabiola Portillo 5
  6. Irineu Carvalho 12
  1. 1 Harvard University
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    Harvard University

    Cambridge, Estados Unidos

    ROR https://ror.org/03vek6s52

  2. 2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, Estados Unidos

    ROR https://ror.org/042nb2s44

  3. 3 Universitat de Barcelona
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    Universitat de Barcelona

    Barcelona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/021018s57

  4. 4 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR 02p0gd045

  5. 5 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0553yr311

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Journal:
Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

ISSN: 0895-5646

Year of publication: 2000

Volume: 21

Issue: 2-3

Pages: 161-186

Type: Article

DOI: 10.1023/A:1007807323025 SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-0034558764 WoS: WOS:000166738000002 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

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Abstract

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.