Asymmetric peer effects in the analysis of cigarette smoking among young people in the United States, 1992-1999
Asymmetric peer effects in the analysis of cigarette smoking among young people in the United States, 1992-1999
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jhealeco.2007.07.005
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发表时间：
2008-03-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Lopez-Valcarcel, Beatriz Gozalez
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作者：
Harris, Jeffrey E.;Lopez-Valcarcel, Beatriz Gozalez
我们扩展了最近关于同伴效应的文献，以测试不对称的社会影响在青年吸烟决定中的可能作用。在1992-1999年的美国当代人口调查中，我们分析了大约90,000个家庭中15-24岁人群的吸烟情况。我们估计，一个家庭中有更多吸烟的兄弟姐妹会使年轻人吸烟的概率增加7.6%，而每个不吸烟的兄弟姐妹会使吸烟概率降低3.5%。此外，卷烟价格上涨对吸烟概率的总体威慑作用比同龄人影响保持不变时的估计效果高出约60%。不对称社会影响力的概念可能在其他领域也有应用，包括劳动经济学、教育、预防犯罪和群体动力。(C)2007 Elsevier B.V.保留所有权利。
We extend the recent literature on peer effects to test the possible role of asymmetric social influences in the determination of youth smoking. We analyzed cigarette smoking among people aged 15-24 in approximately 90,000 households in the 1992-1999 U.S. Current Population Surveys. The presence of additional smoking sibling in a household, we estimated, raised a young person's probability of smoking by 7.6%, while each non-smoking sibling lowered the probability by an estimated 3.5%. Moreover, the overall deterrent effect of an increase in cigarette price on the probability of smoking was approximately 60% greater than the estimated effect when peer influences were held constant. The concept of asymmetric social influence may have applications in other fields, including labor economics, education, crime prevention, and group dynamics. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.