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Do Smokers Underestimate Risks?

Viscusi, W. Kip·1990·Journal of Political Economy
DOI 10.1086/261733
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This paper uses a national survey of 3,119 individuals to examine the effect of lung cancer risk perceptions on smoking activity. Both smokers and nonsmokers greatly overestimate the lung cancer risk of cigarette smoking, and the extent of the overestimation is much greater than the extent of underestimation. These risk perceptions in turn significantly reduce the probability of smoking, as suggested by an economic model of risky consumption decisions. Cigarette excise taxes in effect endow individuals with additional risk perceptions comparable to their current assessed lung cancer risks.

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Authors
Viscusi, W. K.
Venue
Journal of Political Economy
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Published
1990-12
Volume
98
Issue
6
Pages
1253-1269
ISSN
  • 0022-3808 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-534X
DOI
10.1086/261733
OpenAlex
W2125829561
Cited by
466
References
19
FWCI
0.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
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