120,000 Men Impotent Due to Smoking, But Most Smokers Unaware of the Risk

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Q1 Thinking about men's health in general, what, if anything, can you think of that could lead to male impotence? Q2 And in your opinion, which, if any, of these do you think could lead to male impotence? (Poll of smokers)

 

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  • 702 smokers aged 15+ (derived from a sample of 2,000)
  • Interviewed face-to-face, in-house
  • Between 19-22 March 1999
  • 158 sampling points throughout Great Britain
  • Data have been weighted to reflect the national profile
  • An asterisk (*) indicates a percentage less than 0.5%

Q1 Thinking about men's health in general, what, if anything, can you think of that could lead to male impotence? Base: All smokers (702)

Q2 And in your opinion, which, if any, of these do you think could lead to male impotence? Base: All smokers (702)

  Q1 Q1/2  
  Spontaneous Spontaneous /Prompted Difference Q1-2
  % % 177 %
Ageing/getting older 15 59 +44
Alcohol/drinking alcohol 29 74 +45
Anxiety/stress/depression 38 72 +34
Circumcision * 8 +8
Diabetes 3 26 +23
Diet/poor diet/high cholesterol 8 30 +22
Drug abuse/taking drugs 15 67 +52
Heart disease/circulatory problems 6 31 +25
High blood pressure 3 24 +21
Prostate cancer/surgery 8 52 +44
Relationship problems/problems with partner 6 54 +48
Side-effects from medication 7 57 +50
Smoking 12 33 +21
Stroke 3 42 +39
Tiredness 6 39 +33
Other 16 16 0
Don't know/can't remember 26 4 -22

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