Authors: Raptou, Elena¹; Mattas, Konstadinos¹; Katrakilidis, Constantinos²

Source: The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Volume 68, Number 2, April 2009 , pp. 603-638(36)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Abstract:

This article investigates smoker's profile by addressing the determinants of cigarette demand and providing a circumstantial exposition of the psychosocial characteristics that differentiate smoking patterns. At the same time, the impact of tobacco control policies on smoking rates and their effectiveness on decreasing cigarette consumption are also analyzed. Consumers are distinguished in four smoking groups in concurrence to smoking status, and dichotomous indicators are constructed to describe tobacco control policies, psychosocial, demographic, and socioeconomic characteristics. The empirical analysis estimates an ordered probit model with sample selectivity. The results indicate the absence of selectivity bias for cigarette consumption; hence, the subsample of smokers comprises a random independent sample and smoking participation and cigarette consumption form distinct stages of smoking behavior. Most of the psychosocial factors are found to be statistically significant in the econometric analysis, implying the main determinants of smoking behavior. In addition, total smoking bans in workplaces and educational institutions comprise efficient policy tools for decreasing cigarette demand, while partial smoking restrictions are accrued to be ineffective in reducing smoking participation.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1536-7150.2009.00640.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Agricultural Economics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece 2: Department of Economics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, P.C. 541 24, Thessaloniki, Greece

Publication date: 2009-04-01

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