Brown & Williamson
A Study of Public Attitudes Toward Cigarette Smoking and the Tobacco Industry in 840000
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ROPER ORGANIZATION INC. STUDY #443-037
TOTAL RESPONDENTS
0. 15 - ARE VARIOUS SUBSTANCES ADDICTIVE,
NE I l HL R
(CAI(1) SHOWN RESPONDENT)
INCOME
HABIT FORMINg BU] NOT ADDICTIVE, OR
FORMAL EDUCATION
1ON- 20M- NON H-S
TOTAL UND tOM UND 20M UND 30M 30M+ gRAD
OCCUPATION
HIgH
SCHOOL BLUE WHITE PROF.
~RAD COLLEGE COLLAR COLLAR & MGR
2500 553 ~&5 b43 627 &b9
94b 885 &78 428 342
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
ADDICTIVE 63%
55% 63% 66% 68% 58% 64%
67% 62% 66% 65%
HABIT FORMINg 33% 40% 33% 31% 29%
38% 32% 30% 35% 31% 31%
NEITHER 3% 4% 3% 2% 3% 3%
3% 2% 3% 3% 2%
DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 1% 1% I% I% 1%
1% 1% 1% ~% 1% 1%
IOBACCO
ADDIClIVE 54%
46% 53% 57% 59% 45% 54%
61% 52% 54% 61%
HAUIT FORMING 44% 50% 45% 41% 39%
52% 44% 37% 46% 44% 38%
NEITHER 2% 3% 2% I% I% 2%
2% 1% I% 1% 1%
DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 1% 1% I% I% m%
I% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
CHOCOLATE
ADDICTIVE 20%
15% 20% 21% 25% 12% 23%
24% 18% 25% 27%
HABIT FORMINg 45% 43% 47% 46% 44%
45% 45% 46% 49% 44% 46%
NEIIHER 29% 35% 27% 20% 27% 34%
28% 26% 27% 26% 23%
DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 5% 8% 5% 5% 3%
9% 4% 3% 5% 5% 3%
296

ROPER ORGANIZATION INC STUDY #4,13--037
Q. 15 - ARE VARIOUS SUBSTANCES ADDICTIVE, HABIT FORMING
BUT NOT ADDICTIVE, OR
NE I T 14F I~
(CARD SIIOWN RESI~'ONDENT)
TOTAL RESPONDENTS
COFFEE
ADDICTIVE
HAUIT FORMINg
NEITHER
DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER
I NC OME
FORHAL EDUCATION
OCCUPATION
1OH- 20H-
TOTAL UND IOM UND 20M UND 301"I
141 gH
NON H-S SCHOOL BLUE WHITE
PROF.
30M+ CRAD gRAD COLLEGE COLLAR COLLAR
& MOR
2500 553 665 643
100% 100% I00% 100%
b27 669 946 885 678 428
342
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
32% 28% 30% 31%
55% 54% 54% 57%
1D% 15% 14% 10%
2% ~% 2% 1%
37% 23% 34% 36% 35% 37%
35%
52% 59% 53% 53% 53% 53%
56%
10% 15% 12% 9% lt% 9%
8%
1% 3% 1% 1% 2% 2%
1%
297

it J _ r llll IIIII ]J[ __III
Q.ib - IS IT DEFINITELY TRUE, PROBABLY TRUE, POS.~;IBI.Y TI<HE, (~I<
N(YI' TRUE THAT SM()KEk.S DON'T LIVE AS LONG AS NON-.';MOK/':IC;
(ASKED OF ALL RESFONDENTS)
NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS
DEFINITELY TRUE
PROBABLY TRUE
POSSIBLY TRUE
NOT TRUE
DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER
TOTAL
1984 1980 1976 1974 1972 1970
2500 2512 2507 2487 2499 2493
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
%
34
26
19
16
4
SMOKERS
1984 1980 1976 1974 1972 1970
859 915 937 1011 969 969
100% 100% 100% 100% ]00% 100%
% % % % % % % %
% %
24 18 18 15 16 20 12 i0
i0 8
28 28 28 26 28 26 21 23
22 21
24 29 32 30 29 23 33 32
38 36
18 19 18 19 21 26 30 30
25 28
5 6 5 8 6 5 4 5
5 7
NON-SMOKERS
1984 1980 1976 1974 1972 1970
1641 1597 1570 1476 1530 1524
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
% % % % % % %
i0 42 31 23 23 20 21
22 26 32 31 32 30 31
31 17 19 27 27 27 27
31 ii ii 12 13 14 14
5 4 6 7 5 9 6
298

ROPER ORGANIZATION INC. STUDY #443-037
Q. Ib - IS IT DEFINITELY TRUE, PROBABLY TRUE, POSSIBLY TRUE, OR NOT
TRUE THAT
SMOKERS DON'[ LIVE AS LONC AS NON-SMOKERS
TOTAL RESPONDENTS
S M O K E R S
HEAVY SMOKERS
N 0 N - S M 0 K E R S
MOI)ER- "[(JTAL
IOFAL
TOTAL LIOHT AlE HEAVY
40 OR NON- EX- NEVER
TOTAL SMOKERS SMOKERS SMOKERS SMOKERS 20 - 39
MORE SMOKERS SMOKERS SMOKED "
2500 859 1 O0 202 554 4&5
89 I &41 557 1081
I00% 100% 100% 100% I00% 100%
I00% 100% 100% 100%
DEFINITELY TRUE 34%
20% 24% 21% 18% 19% 17%
42% 42% 41%
PROBABLY TRUE 26%
26% 24% 27% 26% 25% 29%
26% 24% 27%
POSSIBLY TRUE 19%
23% 15% 21% 25% 25% 24%
17% 19% 17%
NOT TRUE Ib%
26% 32% 22% 27% 27% 2&%
11% 12% 10%
DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 4%
5% 5% V% 4% 4% 4%
4% 3% 4%

ROPER ORCANIZATION INC. STUDY #q43-037
(3. 16 - IS IT DEFINIIELY TRUE, PROBABLY TRUE, t'OSSIULY TRUE:, OR NO1 TRUE THAT
SMOKERS DON'T LIVE AS L()N(~ AS NON-SMOKERS
TOTAL RESPONDENTS
AOE SEX RACE GEOGRAPHIC AREA
MARKET SIZE
35 HIS-
UNDER AND FE:- PAN-
TOTAL 35 OVER MALE HALE WHIE BLCK IC
NE MW SO WST A B C D
2500
100%
943 1553 1181 1319 217~ 263 112 575 675
800 450 950 775 550 225
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
DEFINITELY TRUE
PROBABLY TRUE
POSSIBLY TRUE
NOT TRUE
DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER
34% 36% 33% 37% 31% 35% 21% 41%
2b% 27% 26% 24% 28% 26% 27% 20%
19% 19% 19% 1B% 21% 20% 16% 17%
I&% 15% 17% 18% 15% 15% 29% 17%
4% 3% 5% 4% 5% 4% 7% 5%
32% 35% 30% 43% 38% 33% 32% ~5%
25% 26% 26% 27% 2b% 27% 25% 28%
18% 21% 20% 17% 16% 20% 23% 21%
19% 15% 19% 11% 15% 18% 16% 18%
5% 4% 5% 2% 5% 3% 3% 7%
300

ROPER ORGANIZATION INC. S]UDY #443-037
e. l& - IS IT DEFINIIELY TRUE, PROBABLY TRUE, POSSIBLY TRUE, OR NOT TRUE THAT
SMOKERS DON"f LIVE AS LONg AS NON-SMOKERS
TOTAL RESPONDENTS
DEFINITELY TRUE
PROBABLY TRUE
POSSIDLY TRUE
NOT TRUE
DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER
I NC OME
1ON- ;20M-
TOTAL UND IOM UND 20M UND 30M
30M+
2bO0 b53 66b 643 627
I00% lOOX 100% 100% 100%
34% 27% 33% 32% 42%
26% 23% 23% 30% 27%
19% 20% 20% 20% 17%
16% 23% 18% 13% 11%
4% 6% 5% 4% 3%
FORMAL EDUCATION
OCCUPATION
EIIgH
NON H-S SCHOOL BLUE
GRAD GRAD COLLEGE COLLAR
WHITE
COLLAR
=====~
PROF.
& MGR
=
=== ~_
669 946 885 678 428 342
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
27% 32% 42% 30% 38% 40%
22% 27% 29% 26% 29% 29%
19% 21% 18% 21% 19% 16%
25% 16% 9% 20% 12% 11%
7% 4% 3% 4% 2% 4%
301

Q.]7 - WIllCll STATEMENT COMES CIŁ):4EHT TO Till" WAY YOU FEEL ABOlgI' SMOKERS
N{YI' LIVING /kS If3NG AS NON-SMOKERS (CARl) SII(3WN RESPONDENT)
NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS
BECAUSE THEY SMOKE
BECAUSE OF T}~ KIND OF
PEOPI~ T}~Y ARE
DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER
TOTAL SMOKERS
1984 1980 1976 1974 1972 1970- 1984 1980
1976 1974 1972 1970
2500 2512 2507 2487 2499 1226 859 915
937 i011 969 969
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% 100%
% % % % % % % %
% % % %
55 44 40 42 36 41 39 27
25 30 22 22
17 22 22 23 23 22 21 28
27 28 28 30
8 ii 13 Ii 13 I0 9 ii
13 12 14 ii
NON-SMOKeRS
1984 1980 1976 1974 1972 1970
1641 1597 1570 1476 1530 1524
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
% % % % % %
63 54 49 51 45 43
14 18 19 20 20 23
7 ii 13 ii 12 13
NOT A.(~KED QUESTION BECAUSE
AN~:WERED "NOT TRUE" OR
"D()N'T KNOW" THAT CIGARk~PTE
~MOKEk5 DON'T LIVE AS LONG
AS NON-SMOKERS IN Q.16
21 23 25 23 28 26 31 34 35
31 36 37
15 17 19 18 23 21
* IN 1970 ONLY HALF THE SAMPLE WA!; SHOWN A CARD, AS IN SUBSEQUENT
YEARS. IN T[LE 1970 "TOTAL" COLUMN ABOVE TIIE RESULTS FOR ONLY
THAT J{AI&~ SAMPLE AI<E SHOWN. HOWEVER, THE "SMOK]]R" AND "NON-
SMOKER" COLUMNS WERE NOT RETABUIATED AND ILENCE SHOW THE RESULTS
FOR BOTH HALVES OF THE SAMPLE COMBINED.

ROPER ORGANIZATION INC. STUDY #443-037
Q. 17 - WHICH STATEMENT COMES CLOSEST TO WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT
SMOKERS NOT LIVINg AS LONG
AS NON-.SMOKEH~
(CARD SHOWN RESPONDENT)
(ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO FEEL THAT SMOKERS DON'T LIVE AS LONG AS NON-SMOKERS)
TOTAL RESPONDENTS
SMOKERS
HEAVY SMOKERS
NON-SM OK ER S
MODER- TOTAL
TOTAL LIGHT ATE HEAVY
TOTAL SMOKERS SMOKERS SMOKERS SMOKERS 20 - 39
TO]AL
40 OR NON- EX- NEVER
MORE SMOKERS SMOKERS SMOKED
2500 859 I00 202 554 465
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
89 1641 557 1081
100% 100% 100% 100%
SMOKERS DIE YOUNGER
BECAUSE OF CIGARETTES THEY SMOKE
SMOKERS ARE KINDS
OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD DIE YOUNGER
EVEN IF THEY DID'T SMOKE
DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER
NOT ASKED--DON'T THINK
IT'S TRUE SMOKERS DON'T
LIVE AS LONG AS NON-SMOKERS
/DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER
55% 39% 38% 42% 38% 37%
17% 21% 19% 21% 21% 22%
8% 9% 6% 6% 10% 10%
21% 31% 37% 31% 31% 31%
40% 63% 62% 64%
17% 14% 15% 14%
12% 7% 7% 7%
30% 15% 15% 15%

I
ROPER ORGANIZATION INC STUDY #443-037
G 17 - WHICH STATEMENT COMES CLOSESF TO WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT SMOKERS NOT LIVINg AS LONg
AS NON-SMOKERS
(CARD SHOWN RESPONDENT)
(ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO FEEL THAT SMOKERS DON'T LIVE AS LONG AS NON-SMOKERS)
TOTAL RESPONDENTS
AGE SEX RACE GEOGRAPHIC AREA
MARKET SIZE
35 HIS-
UNDER AND FE- PAN-
TOTAL 35 OVER MALE MALE WHTE BLCK IC
NE MW SO WST A B C D
2500
100%
943 1553 1181 1319 2176 263 112 575 b75
800 450 950 775 550 225
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
SMOKERS DIE YOUNGER
BECAUSE OF CIGARETTES THEY SMOKE
SMOKERS ARE KINDS
OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD DIE YOUNGER
EVEN IF THEY DID'T SMOKE
DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER
NOT ASKED--DON'T THINK
IT'S TRUE SMOKERS DON'T
LIVE AS LONG AS NON-SMOKERS
/DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER
55% 60% 52% 56% 54% 57% 33% 54%
17% 16% 17% 15% 18% 16% 21% 12%
8% 6% 9% 8% 8% 8% 10% 13%
21% 18% 22% 22% 19% 19% 36% 22%
55% 58% 46% bb%
50X 57% 55% 49%
13% 16% 20% 17% 15% 17% 18% 19%
8% 8% 10% 4% 10% b% 7% 7%
24% 19% 24% 13%
20% 21% 20% 25%
9 "i;OOgC 30,;,

ROPER ORGANIZATION INC.
STUDY #443-037
(~. 17 - WHICH STATEMENT COMES CLOSEST TO WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT
SMOKERS NOT LIVINg AS LONg
AS NON-'SMOKERS
(CARl) SI~(JWN RESPONDENT)
(ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO FEEL TI4AT SMOKERS DON'T LIVE AS LONg AS NON-SMOKERS)
]OTAL RESPONDENTS
INCOME
IOM- 20M-
IOTAL UND IOM UND 20M UND 30M
.....................
30M+
FORMAL EDUCATION
NON H-S
GRAD
OCCUPATION
HIgH
SCI400L
CRAD
2500 553 665 643 627 669
946
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
100%
BLUE WHITE PROF
COLLEGE COLLAR COLLAR & MQR
885 678 428 342
100% 100% 100% 100%
SMOKERS DIE YOUNGER
BECAUSE OF CIGARETTES THEY SMOKE
SMOKERS ARE KINDS
OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD DIE YOUNGER
EVEN IF THEY DID'T SMOKE
DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER
NOT ASKED--DON'T THINK
IT'S 1RUE SMOKERS DON'T
LIVE AS LONg AS NON-SMOKERS
/DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER
55% 42% 53% 57% 66% 42%
54%
17% 20% 16% Ib% 15% 17%
18%
8% 8% 8% 10% 6% 9%
8%
21% 29% 23% 18% 14% 32%
20%
66% 54% 62% 65%
14% 17% 17% 14%
7% 6% 7% 6%
12% 23% 14% 15%
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