A Note on Smoking Behavior and Health Risk Taking
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In: Nordic Journal of Health Economics, Vol. 1, No. 2, 01.07.2012, p. 135-151.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - A Note on Smoking Behavior and Health Risk Taking
AU - Pfeifer, Christian
PY - 2012/7/1
Y1 - 2012/7/1
N2 - This research note presents two economic frameworks to describe the relationship between individual health risk aversion and smoking behavior. Using a large-scale representative data set (GSOEP), direct empirical evidence is found that individuals, who are more health risk taking, are more likely to be smokers and have a higher demand for cigarettes smoked per day. Non-linear specifications of risk taking reveal, however, that the risk effects are only significant for high risk takers. The estimated effects hold also separately for men and women.
AB - This research note presents two economic frameworks to describe the relationship between individual health risk aversion and smoking behavior. Using a large-scale representative data set (GSOEP), direct empirical evidence is found that individuals, who are more health risk taking, are more likely to be smokers and have a higher demand for cigarettes smoked per day. Non-linear specifications of risk taking reveal, however, that the risk effects are only significant for high risk takers. The estimated effects hold also separately for men and women.
KW - Economics
KW - Gender and Diversity
U2 - 10.5617/njhe.195
DO - 10.5617/njhe.195
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 1
SP - 135
EP - 151
JO - Nordic Journal of Health Economics
JF - Nordic Journal of Health Economics
SN - 1892-9710
IS - 2
ER -