Table 3 Correlations among beliefs (range across waves: lowest correlation to highest correlation)
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 | -- | -- | -- |
SSM is not harmful to health | 0.032* to 0.115** | 1.00 | -- | -- |
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 |