Cummings K Michael, Hyland Andrew, Bansal Maansi A, Giovino Gary A
Department of Health Behavior, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA.
Nicotine Tob Res. 2004 Dec;6 Suppl 3:S323-32. doi: 10.1080/14622200412331320725.
The present study examined the extent to which Marlboro Lights smokers perceive lower health risks associated with using a low-tar cigarette and the extent to which they are aware of filter vents in their cigarettes. The data for this study came from a nationally representative random-digit-dialed telephone survey of 1,046 adult current cigarette smokers (aged 18 years or older) conducted between May and September 2001. Respondents were asked about the brand and type of cigarettes smoked, beliefs about the health benefits associated with low-tar and filtered cigarettes, and awareness of ventilation holes in the filters of their cigarettes. Marlboro Lights was the most popular brand, smoked by 19% of survey respondents. Only 32% of Marlboro Lights smokers reported that the filters on their cigarettes were ventilated. Many Marlboro Lights smokers believed incorrectly that lower tar, light, and ultra-light cigarettes were less harmful compared with higher tar, full-flavored cigarettes. For example, only 11% of Marlboro Lights smokers knew that the tar delivery of a light cigarette was about the same as that of a full-flavored cigarette. The responses of Marlboro Lights smokers to questions about the hazards of low-tar cigarettes were similar to those expressed by smokers of other cigarette brands. The data presented in this paper reveal that smokers of the leading light cigarette brand sold in the United States today, Marlboro Lights, are for the most part unaware of filter vents in the cigarettes they smoke and are misinformed about the health risk of using low-tar and filtered cigarettes.
本研究调查了万宝路淡味香烟吸烟者认为低焦油香烟健康风险较低的程度，以及他们对香烟过滤嘴通风口的知晓程度。本研究的数据来自2001年5月至9月对1046名成年现吸烟者（年龄在18岁及以上）进行的全国代表性随机数字拨号电话调查。受访者被问及所吸香烟的品牌和类型、对低焦油和过滤嘴香烟健康益处的看法，以及对其香烟过滤嘴通风孔的知晓情况。万宝路淡味香烟是最受欢迎的品牌，19%的受访者吸该品牌香烟。只有32%的万宝路淡味香烟吸烟者表示其香烟的过滤嘴有通风口。许多万宝路淡味香烟吸烟者错误地认为，与高焦油、全味香烟相比，低焦油、淡味和超淡味香烟危害较小。例如，只有11%的万宝路淡味香烟吸烟者知道淡味香烟的焦油含量与全味香烟大致相同。万宝路淡味香烟吸烟者对低焦油香烟危害问题的回答与其他香烟品牌吸烟者的回答相似。本文所呈现的数据表明，如今在美国销售的主要淡味香烟品牌——万宝路淡味香烟的吸烟者，在很大程度上不知道他们所吸香烟的过滤嘴通风口，并且在低焦油和过滤嘴香烟的健康风险方面得到了错误信息。
