Findings

Key Preliminary Findings

• All study participants were aware of the health risks of smoking
• Participants had exaggerated perceptions of smoking prevalence in the general population
• Children seem more likely to transmit anti-smoking messages to parents than the reverse
• Subgroup differences among various Latino populations play a role in smoking perceptions
• Some participants did not notice or misinterpreted the Surgeon General's warning label in print cigarette advertisements

Dissemination of Findings

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Dissemination of findings to the local community

Dissemination of findings to the academic community

 

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