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Does the Presence of Very Young Children and/or Older Minor-aged Children in the Home Reduce Cigarette Smoking? Panel Data Evidence for the United States

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  • Richard J. Cebula

    (Richard J. Cebula, Walker/Wells Fargo Endowed Chair in Finance, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL 32211, US. Corresponding author, email: rcebula@ju.edu)

  • Fabrizio Rossi

    (Fabrizio Rossi, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Cassino, Italy, email: f.rossi@unicas.it)

Abstract

Within the context of the Period Fixed-Effects Model, this study of cigarette consumption in the US uses a state-level panel dataset to investigate a new hypothesis. This hypothesis argues that the presence in the home of minor-aged children, that is, children under 18 years of age, reduces the percentage of the population that smokes cigarettes. The eclectic model includes the levels of federal plus state cigarette excise taxation along with a number of other established explanatory variables. The empirical estimates in this preliminary study find support for the hypothesis proffered here, that is, it is found that the percentage of the population that smokes cigarettes is a decreasing function of the percentage of households with minor-aged children residing in the home. Moreover, aside from providing further insight into smoker behaviour, the results from this study also raise the question that since this phenomenon has been ignored in previous related studies involving such public policies as cigarette taxation and cigarette smoking bans that those studies may suffer from omitted variable bias. JEL Classification: R22, I18, H71, H29

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  • Richard J. Cebula & Fabrizio Rossi, 2015. "Does the Presence of Very Young Children and/or Older Minor-aged Children in the Home Reduce Cigarette Smoking? Panel Data Evidence for the United States," Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, National Council of Applied Economic Research, vol. 9(4), pages 430-441, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:mareco:v:9:y:2015:i:4:p:430-441
    DOI: 10.1177/0973801015596853
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    Keywords

    Percentage of the Population that Smokes Cigarettes; Presence of Minor-aged Children in the Home; Cigarette Excise Taxation; Per Capita Income; Unemployment; Education;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • R22 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Other Demand
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • H71 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
    • H29 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Other

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