. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 1.

Published in final edited form as: Am J Health Behav. 2021 Jan 1;45(1):186–194. doi: 10.5993/AJHB.45.1.15

Table 2.

Absolute and Relative Harm Perceptions of Waterpipe Use Over Time (N = 76)

Harm Perception Ratings	Baseline	Post^a	One-week follow-up
Mean rating of absolute harm perception on a scale of 0–10 (SD)	5.2 (2.4)	6.5 (2.6)	6.8 (1.9)
Hookah is more harmful than cigarettes *(%)*	41.7%	35.3%	37.7%
Hookah is more harmful than e-cigarettes *(%)*	43.3%	51.5%	54.4%

Note.

Immediately following the experiment