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Americans' assessment of the harmfulness of second-hand smoke 2017

How harmful do you feel second-hand smoke is to adults?

This survey conducted in 2017 shows how American adults feel about the harmfulness of second-hand smoke. 40% of the respondents who smoke less than one pack of cigarettes a day stated they believe second-hand smoke to be very harmful to adults.

Very harmful 40 23 20
Somewhat harmful 39 45 38
Not too harmful 14 18 22
Not at all harmful 5 11 16
No opinion 1 1 2