Title

PERCEPTIONS OF HEALTH RISK AND SMOKING DECISIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE

Authors

Authors

S. Gerking;R. Khaddaria

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Health Econ.

Keywords

cigarette smoking; perceived risk of lung cancer mortality; difficulty; in quitting smoking; immediacy of health effects; YOUTH SMOKING; RATIONAL ADDICTION; BEHAVIOR; EXPECTATIONS; BELIEFS; CHOICE; REDUCE; TAXES; Economics; Health Care Sciences & Services; Health Policy & Services

Abstract

Using the Annenberg Perception of Tobacco Risk Survey 2, this paper finds that perceived risk deters smoking among persons aged 14-22?years who think that it is relatively difficult to quit smoking and that onset of deleterious health effects occurs relatively quickly. Perceived health risk, however, does not affect the smoking status of young people who hold the opposite beliefs. These results are consistent with predictions of rational addiction models and suggest that young people, who view smoking as more addictive and health effects as more immediate, may have greater incentive to consider long-term health effects in their decision to smoke. Copyright (C) 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Journal Title

Health Economics

Volume

21

Issue/Number

7

Publication Date

1-1-2012

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

865

Last Page

877

WOS Identifier

WOS:000304819700008

ISSN

1057-9230

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