| Smoking initiation in Germany: the role of intergenerational transmission. | |
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PMID: 20143456 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This paper analyzes the decision to start smoking using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP). Our focus is on the role that parental smoking behavior plays for children's smoking initiation. The data used are a combination of retrospective information on the age individuals started smoking and, by tracing back these individuals within the panel structure up to that point, information on characteristics at the age of smoking initiation. In contrast to the previous literature it is possible to control for the environment at the time of smoking onset that might have influenced the decision to start. Our preferred specification of a discrete time hazard model indicates that parental smoking significantly increases the offspring's hazard to start smoking. While this effect is most prominent for currently smoking parents, it is also found for parents who have given up smoking already. However, an ambiguous effect of the timing of parental smoking cessation is found, arguing against role-model effects being a key determinant for smoking initiation. |
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Authors:
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Silja G?hlmann; Christoph M Schmidt; Harald Tauchmann |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Health economics Volume: 19 ISSN: 1099-1050 ISO Abbreviation: Health Econ Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
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Created Date: 2010-02-10 Completed Date: 2010-04-29 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9306780 Medline TA: Health Econ Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 227-42 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright (c) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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RWI Essen, Essen, Germany. |
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Adolescent Age of Onset* Data Collection Female Germany / epidemiology Humans Intergenerational Relations* Male Models, Econometric Retrospective Studies Smoking / epidemiology* Young Adult |
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