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The Rich Drink More but Smoke Less. Why?
Why the Rich Drink More but Smoke Less: The Impact of Wealth on Health Behaviors “Wealthier individuals engage in healthier behavior. This paper seeks to explain this phenomenon by developing a theory of health behavior, and exploiting both lottery winnings … Continue reading
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Tagged consumption, drinking, health, health costs, inequality, outcomes, smoking, socio-economic status, unhealthy consumption, wealth
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Low Levels of Vitamin D Linked to Tobacco-Related Cancer
Via Newswise — “New research appearing online today in Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, shows that decreased levels of vitamin D may predispose smokers to developing tobacco-related cancer. This study illustrates that simple vitamin D blood tests and supplements have … Continue reading
Behaviorial Risk of Smoking: A Logistic Regression Analysis
I saw a group of young adults outside the grocery store today smoking near the doorway. That experience made me wonder what demographic variables might be associated with this known behaviorial risk. The database of choice for this research project … Continue reading
Do Higher Tobacco Taxes Reduce Adult Smoking?
It will take sizable tax increases, on the order of 100%, to decrease adult smoking by as much as 5%. “Our evidence suggests that increases in cigarette taxes are associated with small decreases in cigarette consumption and that it will … Continue reading
Factors that Influence Adult Exercise: Education, Gender, Age, Drinking, Smoking, Weight and General Health
There’s little doubt about the relationship between exercise and health. But what factors influence one to exercise? To help understand what might influence the positive choice to exercise I downloaded the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) database, an ongoing … Continue reading
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