What Are The Odds?

Test your tobacco knowledge by taking this quiz concerning smoking odds and percentages. The numbers may surprise you...

Question 1: About how many smokers die from illness attributable to smoking?
a) All
b) Half
c) A third
d) A quarter

Question 2: About how many ex-smokers die from illness attributable to smoking?
a) 90%
b) 50%
c) 10-37%
d) 1%

Question 3: An ex-smoker's risk from heart disease and stroke returns to the level of risk faced by a non-smoker about how long after quitting smoking?
a) 3-4 weeks
b) 6 months
c) 5-15 years
d) Never

Question 4: A study of U.S. soldiers showed that smokers were approximately how much more likely than non-smokers to catch colds during basic training?
a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 30%
d) 50%

Question 5: Some people plan to smoke infrequently, but approximately what portion of smokers eventually become regular daily smokers?
a) 25%
b) 50%
c) 90%
d) 100%

The results

The explanations

Question 1: About how many smokers die from illness attributable to smoking?
Correct answer: Half
Your answer: All Half A third A quarter you left this question blank


Question 2: About how many ex-smokers die from illness attributable to smoking?
Correct answer: 10-37%
Your answer: 90% 50% 10-37% 1% you left this question blank

Explanation:

Doctors have discovered that even ex-smokers still have a substantial risk of developing smoking-related illnesses. Indeed, some of the effects of smoking are irreversible.

Question 3: An ex-smoker's risk from heart disease and stroke returns to the level of risk faced by a non-smoker about how long after quitting smoking?
Correct answer: 5-15 years
Your answer: 3-4 weeks 6 months 5-15 years Never you left this question blank


Question 4: A study of U.S. soldiers showed that smokers were approximately how much more likely than non-smokers to catch colds during basic training?
Correct answer: 50%
Your answer: 10% 20% 30% 50% you left this question blank

Explanation:

Studies have shown that smokers are often more susceptible to colds and other respiratory infections.

Question 5: Some people plan to smoke infrequently, but approximately what portion of smokers eventually become regular daily smokers?
Correct answer: 90%
Your answer: 25% 50% 90% 100% you left this question blank

Explanation:

Because people develop a tolerance for nicotine (the addictive substance in tobacco products), very few people can smoke just a little for a long period of time.