Catching the habit: a study of inequality of opportunity in smoking-related mortality
Catching the habit: a study of inequality of opportunity in smoking-related mortality
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-985x.2010.00654.x
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发表时间：
2011-01-01
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2
通讯作者：
Jones, Andrew M.
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作者：
Balia, Silvia;Jones, Andrew M.
本文提出了一个潜在的因素模型，开始吸烟，戒烟和死亡率使用英国健康和生活方式调查。这使我们能够调查死亡风险中的机会不平等，重点是吸烟的代际传递。我们发现，相对于从不吸烟者，目前和以前吸烟者的死亡风险更高。此外，我们发现，父母吸烟起着重要的作用，吸烟的动态和间接影响死亡率。从该模型得出的预测表明，如果个人采取最佳努力（不吸烟）或如果环境有利（如果父母不吸烟），死亡率的不平等就会减少。
The paper presents a latent factor model for initiation of smoking, cessation and mortality using the British Health and Lifestyle Survey. This allows us to investigate inequality of opportunity in risk of mortality, focusing on the intergenerational transmission of smoking. We find that the hazard of mortality is higher for current and former smokers relative to never smokers. Furthermore we find that parental smoking plays an important role in the dynamics of smoking and indirectly affects mortality. Predictions derived from the model show that inequality in mortality decreases if individuals adopt the best level of effort (not smoking) or if circumstances are favourable (if parents are non-smokers).