Knowledge of smoking cessation and influence of genetic factors on smoking addiction and smoking cessation (treatment)
| Correct (%) | Incorrect (%) | Don't know (%) | |
| Smoking cessation | |||
| It is important to quit smoking, even if you already smoke for a very long time (T) | 88.9 | 4.3 | 6.8 |
| More than half of the smokers who want to quit smoking succeed in quitting (F) | 49.1 | 21.1 | 29.8 |
| Influence of genetic factors on smoking addiction levels | |||
| The chance to become addicted to smoking is influenced by the presence of certain hereditary traits (genes) (T) | 29.5 | 27.9 | 42.6 |
| Genes exist that increase the chance to become addicted to smoking (T) | 33.4 | 15.5 | 51.1 |
| Genes exist that decrease the chance to become addicted to smoking (T) | 15.5 | 24.9 | 59.6 |
| A parent with a genetic predisposition to get addicted to smoking will transfer this predisposition to its children, even when the parent doesn't smoke or has never smoked (T) | 14.0 | 33.2 | 52.8 |
| Influence of genetic factors on smoking cessation (treatment) | |||
| A genetic predisposition to get addicted to smoking might also influence ones chance to quit smoking (T) | 25.4 | 21.1 | 53.5 |
| Due to a genetic predisposition can a smoking cessation therapy (eg, nicotine patches) be less effective for certain smokers (T) | 26.4 | 17.6 | 56.0 |
| Due to a genetic predisposition can a smoking cessation therapy (eg, nicotine patches) be more effective for certain smokers (T) | 15.2 | 24.5 | 60.3 |
| A genetic predisposition can influence the chance on withdrawal symptoms during a cessation attempt (T) | 23.9 | 18.7 | 57.4 |
T, this statement is true; F, this statement is false.