Cost of Cigarette Smoking‒Attributable Productivity Losses, U.S., 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Information on morbidity-related productivity losses attributable to cigarette smoking, an important component of the economic burden of cigarette smoking, is limited. This study fills this gap by estimating these costs in the U.S. and by state.

Methods

A human capital approach was used to estimate the cost of the morbidity-related productivity losses (absenteeism, presenteeism, household productivity, and inability to work) attributable to cigarette smoking among adults aged ≥18 years in the U.S. and by state. A combination of data, including the 2014-2018 National Health Interview Survey, 2018 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2018 value of daily housework, and literature-based est

SUBMITTER: Shrestha SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10108669 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature