Leading beliefs about cancer risk factors among U.S. adults as of 2020

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John Elflein,
Dec 15, 2022
This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who believed the following increased a person's risk of getting cancer, as of 2020. It was found that 80 percent of respondents stated they believed smoking cigarettes increased the risk of getting cancer.

Percentage of U.S. adults who believed the following increased a person's risk of getting cancer as of 2020

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Release date

October 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

July 21 to September 8, 2020

Number of respondents

4,012 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: Which of the following do you think increases a person’s risk of getting cancer?

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