The 1964 Surgeon General's Report on the Dangers of Smoking

question 62

Multiple Choice

The 1964 Surgeon General's report on the dangers of smoking was one of the studies that led to widespread lifestyle changes and lowering of cardiovascular disease rates. The other influential study was

• A) the Chattanooga Cardiovascular Prevention Trial.
• B) the 1965 Surgeon General's report.
• C) the Framingham Heart Study.
• D) the Chattanooga Cardiovascular Prevention Trial

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Definitions:

Charitable Giving

The act of giving money, goods, or time to the unfortunate, either directly or by means of a charitable trust or other worthy cause.

Income Effect

The change in consumption resulting from a change in real income, which can stem from increases or decreases in wages, or from price changes affecting the purchasing power of income.

Substitution Effect

The change in consumption resulting from a change in the price of a product, leading consumers to substitute that product with another.

Income Effect

The change in an individual's or economy's income and how that change will impact the quantity demanded of a good or service.