Workplace Smoking Causes Concern
Half of people in the UK (52%) are concerned they could develop lung cancer as a result of passive smoking in the work place. The MORI Social Research Institute survey, commissioned by Cancer Research UK, shows two thirds of people (68%) overestimate the chances of survival while one in five (20%) have no idea about survival chances. Only 12% correctly estimate that just one in 20 diagnosed with the disease survive for five years.
Topline Results
- 2,001 respondents aged 16+
- Interviewed face-to-face in-home
- Between 12-18 December 2002
- An asterisk (*) indicates a percentage of less than 0.5% but greater than zero
- Data have been weighted to reflect the national profile
- Base all, unless otherwise stated
Q1 From what you already know, what percentage of people who develop lung cancer do you estimate survive for five years?
| % | |
|---|---|
| 0-5% | 12 |
| 6%-10% | 9 |
| 11%-20% | 15 |
| 21%-30% | 9 |
| 31%-40% | 13 |
| 41%-50% | 9 |
| 51%-60% | 7 |
| 61%-70% | 3 |
| 71%-80% | 2 |
| 81%-90% | * |
| 91%-100% | 1 |
| Don't know | 20 |
| Refused | * |
Q2 How concerned are you personally, if at all, about the risk of developing lung cancer as a result of passive smoking in the workplace? That is breathing in other people's smoke. Base: All working adults 16+ (1,052)
| % | |
|---|---|
| Very concerned | 26 |
| Fairly concerned | 26 |
| Not very concerned | 21 |
| Not at all concerned | 27 |
| Don't know | * |
Q3 By what age, if at all, are there no longer any health benefits to giving up smoking?
| % | |
|---|---|
| Under 20 | 3 |
| 20-29 | 2 |
| 30-39 | 3 |
| 40-49 | 5 |
| 50-59 | 4 |
| 60-69 | 5 |
| 70-79 | 3 |
| Over 79 | 5 |
| There is no age limit | 62 |
| None of these | * |
| Don't know | 6 |
