Migration Status and Smoking Behaviors in Later-Life in China-Evidence From the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS).

ABSTRACT: Background: China is the biggest consumer of tobacco in the world, with a high prevalence of smoking especially among men. Along with the rapid demographic change in China, the burden of diseases attributable to health behaviors, particularly smoking is steadily increasing. So, smoking has become a major risk factor for mortality in China. Smoking behaviors may be related to migration processes, as a result of both who migrates and post-migration experiences related to socioeconomic position, stress and acculturation. Existing studies that have examined smoking and migration in China have, however, only focused on temporary rural-to-urban migrants and focused on relatively younger migrants. This paper examines the association between smoking behaviors and a comprehensive assessment

SUBMITTER: Hou B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6266545 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature