Health, addiction, social interaction and the decision to quit smoking

Andrew M. Jones

doi:10.1016/0167-6296(94)90006-X

Health, addiction, social interaction and the decision to quit smoking

Andrew M. Jones

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Abstract

The decision to quit smoking is treated as a choice under uncertainty in an empirical model that incorporates health, medical advice, addiction, and social interaction. Probit models are estimated for attempts and success in quitting with data from the Health and Lifestyle Survey. The results show a clear role for addiction, social interaction and current health status. The evidence on the effectiveness of medical advice is ambiguous.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	93-110
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journal of Health Economics
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-6296(94)90006-X
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1994
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Addiction
Smoking
Social interaction

UN SDGs

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Health, addiction, social interaction and the decision to quit smoking

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