Table 4.

Health beliefs

		Male						Female
		All	18-34	35-54	55+	non-smokers	smokers	All	18-34	35-54	55+	non-smokers	smokers
Is nicotine addictive?	Yes, like illicit drugs	37.0%	36.0%	38.1%	36.8%	42.3%	33.5%	46.7%	44.1%	43.3%	52.9%	48.2%	39.3%
	Yes, but less than illicit drugs	49.0%	46.6%	50.9%	49.9%	43.7%	52.6%	42.2%	44.7%	45.2%	36.7%	41.1%	48.2%
	Yes, but easily overcome	8.1%	9.8%	6.6%	7.9%	8.7%	7.6%	5.7%	7.3%	7.4%	2.3%	4.9%	10.0%
	No	3.0%	4.3%	2.7%	1.7%	0.9%	4.5%	1.1%	0.3%	1.2%	1.7%	1.1%	1.3%
Does smoking shorten life?	No	10.0%	11.4%	8.9%	9.7%	6.3%	12.5%	5.8%	6.9%	5.6%	5.1%	4.0%	15.1%
	Yes, only for people with cancer	4.6%	4.3%	5.1%	4.3%	3.7%	5.2%	3.7%	4.9%	2.6%	3.8%	3.6%	4.1%
	Yes, by 1-2 years	12.7%	12.5%	15.1%	8.8%	8.5%	15.5%	9.1%	14.7%	9.1%	3.9%	6.9%	20.0%
	Yes, by 3-5 years	33.3%	33.8%	32.8%	33.4%	35.0%	32.2%	33.5%	30.4%	35.4%	34.1%	34.6%	27.8%
	Yes, by more than 5 years	24.3%	21.0%	24.9%	28.5%	35.7%	16.7%	34.6%	28.8%	34.5%	39.9%	37.8%	18.4%
Second hand smoke:	Severely harmful to adults and children	60.7%	57.8%	62.9%	61.6%	71.8%	53.3%	75.3%	68.9%	75.2%	81.4%	77.3%	65.4%
	Harmful only for some people if exposure heavy	20.0%	20.8%	19.6%	19.6%	17.2%	21.9%	14.8%	18.7%	16.5%	9.3%	13.5%	21.3%
	Affects health but only slightly	11.4%	12.9%	11.1%	9.6%	5.8%	15.2%	5.8%	7.6%	5.8%	4.1%	4.8%	10.6%
	No harm	3.1%	4.1%	2.6%	2.4%	0.7%	4.7%	0.8%	1.1%	0.6%	0.7%	0.6%	1.4%
Light cigarettes safer than regular ones	Percentage yes	28.9%	28.4%	31.3%	25.5%	22.3%	33.3%	20.7%	28.0%	19.6%	15.3%	18.4%	32.5%

Note: Those responding “difficult to say” not reported so columns may not sum to 100%