Harmfulness of secondhand smoke by daily tobacco consumption U.S. 2001-2017

This statistic displays the percentage of smokers in the U.S. who thought secondhand smoke was harmful from 2001 to 2017, by daily tobacco consumption. It was found that around 20 percent of those who smoked more than one pack of tobacco daily thought secondhand smoke was very harmful.

Percentage of smokers in the U.S. who thought secondhand smoke was harmful from 2001 to 2017, by daily tobacco consumption

Characteristic	Less than one pack	One pack	More than one pack
Very harmful	40%	23%	20%
Somewhat harmful	39%	45%	38%
Not too harmful	14%	18%	22%
Not at all harmful	5%	11%	16%
Depends (vol.)*	1%	1%	2%

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Release date

2017

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Region

United States

Survey time period

July 2001 to July 2017

Number of respondents

3,368 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Original question: In general, how harmful do you feel secondhand smoke is to adults -- very harmful, somewhat harmful, not too harmful or not at all harmful?
* (vol.) = Volunteered response

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