Table 2 Knowledge about tobacco harm and exposure among Israelis, for individual questions, by smoking status
| Â | Current Smoker (%) | Former Smoker (%) | Never Smoker (%) | Overall (%) | N | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge 1: Length and quality of life | Shortens life | 5.4 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 38 | Â |
Damages quality of life | 17.1 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 11.0 | 55 | Â | |
Shortens life and damages quality | 57.7 | 75.4 | 77.1 | 72.3 | 360 | Â | |
Neither | 7.2 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 10 | Â | |
Don’t know | 12.6 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 7.0 | 35 |  | |
| Â | N | 111 | 134 | 253 | Â | 498 | <.001 |
Knowledge 2: Secondhand smoke causes lung cancer and/or heart disease | Lung cancer | 5.4 | 9.0 | 12.8 | 10.1 | 50 | Â |
Heart disease | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 7 | Â | |
Both | 57.7 | 73.1 | 73.2 | 69.7 | 345 | Â | |
Neither | 9.0 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 22 | Â | |
Don’t know | 27.0 | 11.9 | 10.0 | 14.3 | 71 |  | |
| Â | N | 111 | 134 | 250 | Â | 495 | <.001 |
Knowledge 3: Smoking in Israel kills less than/more than/same as are killed in traffic accidents | Less | 36.9 | 17.0 | 21.6 | 23.8 | 118 | Â |
More | 19.8 | 29.6 | 32.0 | 28.6 | 142 | Â | |
Same | 9.9 | 11.1 | 12.0 | 11.3 | 56 | Â | |
Don’t know | 33.3 | 42.2 | 34.4 | 36.3 | 180 |  | |
| Â | N | 111 | 135 | 250 | Â | 496 | .008 |
Knowledge 4: How many heavy smokers suffer or will suffer from health problems because of their smoking? | Everyone | 8.0 | 17.8 | 19.6 | 16.5 | 83 | Â |
Most | 47.3 | 51.9 | 54.9 | 52.4 | 263 | Â | |
Half | 23.2 | 14.8 | 14.1 | 16.3 | 82 | Â | |
Minority | 10.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 22 | Â | |
No one | 1.8 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 4 | Â | |
Don’t know | 8.9 | 13.3 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 48 |  | |
| Â | N | 112 | 135 | 255 | Â | 502 | <.001 |
Knowledge of harm (based on 3 questions [Knowledge 1, Knowledge 2, Knowledge 4]) | 3 questions not answered correctly | 78.4 | 56.4 | 50.0 | 58.1 | 287 | Â |
| Â | 3 questions answered correctly | 21.6 | 43.6 | 50.0 | 41.9 | 207 | Â |
| Â | N | 111 | 133 | 250 | Â | 494 | <.001 |