Table 12: Developing Comparisons for Risks due to Carbon Tetrachloride Exposure - Voluntary Risks

  Risk Outrage (1) Health Study
Appropriateness (2)
Sources of Exposure Alcohol no 4
  Steroid Abuse no 5
  Barbiturates no 4
  Household chemicals no 4
       
Causes of Death
or Cancer
Airplane Crash no 5
  Motorcycling no 5
  Driving a car no 5
  Boating no 5
  Swimming no 5
  Scuba Diving no 5
  Hunting no 5
  Saccharin no 4
  Smoking no 4
  1. For ‘Outrage’ a judgment was made as to whether or not the risk causes public anger, fear, defensiveness, frustration or suspicion.
  2. Risks were rated from Most Appropriate Comparisons (1) to Least Appropriate (5). 

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