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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