National medical expenditures by smoking status in American adults: an application of Manning's two-stage model to nationally representative data.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the medical expenditures of American adults by their smoking status-Current, Former or Never smokers. We update these expenditures through 2015 controlling for personal characteristics and medical history and assess the impact of years-since-quitting and decade of life.

Setting and participants

Weighted sample of American adults, 2011-2015. The linked National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) are annual weighted representations of approximately 250 million adults. Sampling of NHIS is multistage with data collected throughout the year.

Primary outcome measures

Using data from NHIS and MEPS, we collected demographic data, self-reported medical history and current smoking status. Smoking status was designated

SUBMITTER: Swedler DI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6661572 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature