You Are a Sociologist Studying the Popularity of Tobacco Products

Multiple Choice

You are a sociologist studying the popularity of tobacco products. Any of the following ways would be a reasonable approach to operationalizing the concept "popularity of tobacco products" EXCEPT

A) number of tobacco products sold over a certain amount of time
B) number of retail tobacco shops operating during a certain time period
C) number of people saying that they use tobacco in a survey
D) number of new lung cancer diagnoses during a certain time period