Risk Perceptions
This section provides data from the 2003, 2005 & 2007 HINTS surveys, including survey numbers, respondent characteristics, estimated U.S. population numbers, charts, and trends.
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| How likely do you think it is that you will develop breast cancer in the future? | |
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| Compared to the average woman your age, would you say that you are more likely to get breast cancer, less likely, or about as likely? | |
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| How often do you worry about getting breast cancer? | |
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| How likely do you think it is that you will develop colon cancer in the future? | |||
| How likely do you think it is that you will develop lung cancer in the future? | |||
| Compared to the average person your age, would you say that you are more likely to get colon cancer, less likely, or about as likely? | |
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| Compared to the average person your age, would you say that you are more likely to get lung cancer, less likely, or about as likely? | |
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| Compared to the average person your age, would you say that you are more likely to get skin cancer, less likely, or about as likely? | |
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| How often do you worry about getting colon cancer? | |||
| How often do you worry about getting lung cancer? | |
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| How often do you worry about getting skin cancer? | |
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| Compared to the average {man/woman} your age, would you say that you are more likely to get colon cancer, less likely, or about as likely? | |
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| How likely do you think it is that you will develop cancer in the future? | |
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| How often do you worry about getting cancer? | |
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| ...When I think of cancer, I automatically think of death. | |
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| When would you say the risk of colon cancer is the highest, when you're under 40 years old, between 40 and 60 years old, or over 60 years old? | |
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| Overall, how confident are you about your ability to take good care of your health? | |
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| How likely do you think it is that you will develop prostate cancer in the future? | |
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| Compared to the average man your age, would you say that you are more likely to get prostate cancer, less likely, or about as likely? | |
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| How often do you worry about getting prostate cancer? | |
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| During the past 12 months, did a doctor, nurse, or other health professional advise you to get a PSA test? | |
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| How likely do you think it is that the average {male/female} cigarette smoker will develop lung cancer in the future? | |
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| Would you say the average smoker has about the same lung cancer risk as a non-smoker, a little higher lung cancer risk than a non-smoker, twice the non-smoker's risk, 5 times the non-smoker's risk or 10 or more times the non-smoker's risk? | |
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| Would you say you have about the same lung cancer risk as a non-smoker, a little higher lung cancer risk than a non-smoker, twice the non-smoker's risk, 5 times the non-smoker's risk, or 10 or more times the non-smoker's risk? | |
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| ...There's no risk of getting cancer if someone only smokes a few years. | |
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| Which of the following do you think causes the most deaths each year in the United States: | |
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| How likely do you think it is that you will develop skin cancer in the future? | |
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| ... People with skin cancer would have pain or other symptoms prior to being diagnosed. | |
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| ... Getting checked regularly for colon cancer increases the chances of finding cancer when it's easy to treat. | |||
| Can you think of any thing people can do to reduce their chances of getting cancer? | |
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