Impact of smoking on the income level of Chinese urban residents: a two-wave follow-up of the China Family Panel Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study attempts to analyse the impact of smoking on the income level of Chinese urban residents to provide a reference for creating informed regulations on cigarette smoking.

Design

A population-based cohort study.

Method

Two waves of panel data in 2014 and 2016 from the China Family Panel Study were used. A total of 8025 urban adults were identified. The Hausman-Taylor model was used to analyse the theoretical relationship between smoking and income.

Results

The percentage of current smokers decreased from 27.39% (2014) to 26.24% (2016), while the percentage of former smokers rose from 9.78% to 11.78%. The results from the Hausman-Taylor model showed that current smokers and former smokers are associated with statistically significant decrease i

SUBMITTER: Wei H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7445347 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature