Japan and China both have relatively high rates of smoking, but ...

[Mimi]

Japan and China both have relatively high rates of smoking, but cardiovascular mortality and morbidity are not proportionally as high. The reason for this may be due to:
 
  a. a lower rate of other unhealthy behaviors
  b. these smokers do not inhale
  c. these smokers stay away from secondary smoke
  d. the cigarettes have different chemicals in them than other countries

Question 2

Research on tobacco use has found that:
 
  a. Smoking bans did not reduce how many people smoked and did not reduce death rates due to CVD.
  b. when people quit smoking their C-reactive protein levels also drop.
  c. the link between CVD and smoking is the same across cultures.
  d. The risk of CVD is about the same for smokers as for nonsmokers.

[AmberC1996]

Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B