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Table 3 Correlations among beliefs (range across waves: lowest correlation to highest correlation)

From: Trends in beliefs about the harmfulness and use of stop-smoking medications and smokeless tobacco products among cigarettes smokers: Findings from the ITC four-country survey

 

SLT is less harmful than ST^

SSM is not harmful to health

Nicotine does not cause most cancer

NRT is a lot less harmful than cigarettes

SLT is less harmful than ST

1.00

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SSM is not harmful to health

0.032* to 0.115**

1.00

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Nicotine does not causes most cancer

0.041** to 0.072**

0.000 to 0.017

1.00

 

NRT is a lot less harmful than cigarettes

0.171** to 0.209**

0.248** to 0.265**

0.140** to 0.148**

1.00

  1. NB: SLT = Smokeless tobacco, ST = Smoked tobacco, & NRT = Nicotine replacement therapy, & SSM = Stop smoking medication. * = p < 0.05 & ** = p < 0.01. ^ Among smokers aware of SLT.