Re:How Do Insurance Companies Know My Health History? (2017)
by Retric on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @06:35AM
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Second hand smoke and casual smoking (one per week) are indistinguishable.
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Re:How Do Insurance Companies Know My Health History? (2017)
by sitepodmatt on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @07:36AM
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Today, maybe. Btw, a side line to the point as do qualify your defintion, other peoples'' definition of casual and very casual vary a lot, I know people that if a pack lasts more than one day they consider that casual.
Re:How Do Insurance Companies Know My Health History? (2017)
by Retric on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @08:35AM
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I have seen a few definitions of casual smoking, I meant (one cigarette per week). I have seen not smoking every day, averaging less than one cigarette per day used.
"Pack year" is often used as a risk assessment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pack-year 1 pack year in a lifetime is not safe, but it is a vastly lower risk profile than a pack+ per day smoker.