Watching R-Rated Movies Boosts Kids' Smoking Risk

someone paid money to conduct this survey?

As someone who's counducted opinion polls in the past, I can tell you it's all about the wording of the questions.

And the people writing the questions generally phrase them to get the results they desire.

If they'd phrased the questions another way, they could have just as easily found that watching G-rated movies makes people more likely to smoke too.

Or they could have gotten the exact same results if you'd substituted alcohol or marjuana or crystal meth for cigarettes in the questionaire.

wow

as i say many times before, surveys are a waste of time, lets take this money they are wasting that they pay for these lame surveys and put for a real cause, umm lets say get the kids to stop smoking, ive watched rated r movies since i was 4 and im 18 now.. and guess what both my parents were dumb druggies, i never smoked or touched drugs.. woot for me, a movie does not make u smoke.. stupid people who have to blame everything other than themselves. .i swear, omg people shoot up schools cause of video games, omg they killed themself caues of depressing music.. OMG.. people have been doing all this stuff even before this all came along.. its just we hear about it more, and there are more people, why are people in america soooooo stupid.. um o i know why, causse people waste their money on pointless stusff.. HORAYYYY

duality is not causality...

Seriously... Is this that hard to figure out? If a kid answers on a quiz that he is not allowed to watch R-rated movies, is it safe to presume they live in a more sheltered environment? Do we really need this "ZOMG!!! R-RATED MOVIES CAUSES SMOKING!!!!111!!ONE!" Also, I had a couple of *facepalm* moments while reading Atspulgs's post... "On top of all that you might have health problems later like John Constantine (main character in movie Constantine played by Keanu Reeves). If you think that you will be 'cool' from smoking then you are very wrong. 'Cool' people are those who dont smoke because they had courage and strength to not start.".... Really? That's the best case you could come up with? Thanks guy that just used a fictional Keanu Reeves character as an example of why not to smoke... Real cool...

more of a coincidence

I think youngsters start to smoke because nobody really tells or shows how smoking can be an obstacle in future.

With saying "Dont Smoke" isnt enough.

The anti-smoking videos are extremely poorly made.

Besides different people have different interests and things that are important to them.

It might sound cruel but you have to tell how it might take away things that are important to them.

I personally think that smoking is waste of time. 1st You waste your time by smoking, then there is money that you waste. You get money by spending your free time working. On top of all that you might have health problems later like John Constantine (main character in movie Constantine played by Keanu Reeves). If you think that you will be "cool" from smoking then you are very wrong. "Cool" people are those who dont smoke because they had courage and strength to not start.

Too Many Variables

Any chance that permitting parents - those who would allow their children to watch R-rated films, are also paarents who are most likely to smoke? That would significantly increase the chances of these youngsters picking up a cigarette. Still too many variables.