Abstract
Cross-sectional survey data on Swedish adolescents aged 12 - 18 was used to analyse perceived risks of smoking-related lung cancer, the determinants of these risk perceptions, and how these perceptions related to smoking behaviour. Three major conclusions were drawn: ( 1) that both smokers and non-smokers overestimated the risks of lung cancer, ( 2) that these risk perceptions fell substantially with age, but nevertheless implied risk overestimation, and ( 3) that individuals with higher perceived risks were less likely to be smokers but that risk beliefs had no effect on the number of cigarettes smoked.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 261-286 |
| Journal | Journal of Risk and Uncertainty |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
Bibliographical note
The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015.The record was previously connected to the following departments: Department of Economics (012008000), Lund University Centre for Health Economics (LUCHE) (016630120)
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy
Free keywords
- young people
- risk perception
- smoking
