A Survey Shows That People Do Not Know What Smokers Die Of












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            * A Survey Shows That People Do Not Know What Smokers Die Of
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            Over two thirds of people in the Czech Republic do not know what the most frequent cause o

            to smoking. It has been shown by a survey, which was conducted in March by 5th year studen
            University 1st Faculty of Medicine. Around 18,000 Czechs die of smoking-related causes eve
                                                                                                      
            69% respondents tagged lung condition as the most frequent cause of death in smokers. Only
            cause 53% fatalities in the Czech Republic.                                               
                                                                                                      
            Whereas the public does associate these health risks with smoking, others, such as cervica

            liver and pancreatic tumors, were mentioned by almost no respondents.


            The survey also confirmed the expectations of the students about the public not having goo
            of the composition of cigarette smoke. Most respondents could only name two substances out
            chemicals contained in cigarette smoke. Tar and nicotine were mentioned most often.



            These finding are most alarming, as over a half of the random sample of respondents had se

            and 28% had college or university education. In terms of age, the 20-29 age group was repr
            significantly. But even the results among the respondents between 30 and 49 years of age w
            average. In this age group, heart attacks are five times more likely among smokers than no


            The proportion of smokers and non-smokers in the sample – 48% non-smokers, 19% ex-smokers 
            corresponded with the The National Institute of Public Health figures for the Czech popula

            smokers, 30% smokers, 12% ex-smokers.

            The team was led by Dr. Eva Králíková and the following students participated in the proje

            Pavla Foltová, Markéta Jalůvková, Eva Krejčí, Hana Mrázková, Katarína Pálková, Ivana Sauer
            Sitárová, Alena Svobodová a Pavel Škrha                                                   
            Since January 1, 2006, the so-called anti-smoking law is effective in the Czech Republic. 

            Translation: Jaroslav Švelch