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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

How Does Youth Cigarette Use Respond to Weak Economic Periods? Implications for the Current Economic Crisis

Pages 375-382 | Published online: 28 Nov 2011
 

Abstract

This paper examines whether youth cigarette use increases during weak economic periods (as do youth alcohol and drug use). The data come from the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. With repeated measures over the 1997–2006 period, for almost 9,000 individuals, the samples include 30,000+ teenagers (15–19 years) and 30,000+ young adults (20–24 years). Logit models with state and year controls are estimated. The results indicate that teenagers and young adults increase cigarette use when the economy is weaker, implying that the current financial crisis has likely increased youth cigarette use relative to what it would have otherwise been.

RÉSUMÉ

Ce rapport examine si la consommation de cigarettes chez les jeunes s'accroît en période de récession (tout comme c'est le cas pour la consommation d'alcool et de drogue). Les données proviennent d'un sondage nommé National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Après de nombreuses mesures effectuées entre 1997 et 2006 sur environ 9,000 personnes, les échantillons ont inclus: 30,000 ou plus adolescents (agés entre 15 et 19 ans), 30,000 ou plus de jeunes adultes (agés entre 20 et 24 ans). J'ai estimé des modèles logit avec resultats fixes selon les ètats et l'annèe. Les résultats indiquent que les adolescents et jeunes adultes consomment plus de cigarettes lorsque l’économie s'affaiblit, impliquent que l'actuelle crise économique tend à accroître la consommation de cigarettes relativement à ce qui aurait été autrement.

RESUMEN

Este artículo examina si el uso de la juventud de cigarrillos aumenta en períodos de debilidad económica (como el uso de alcohol y drogas de los jóvenes). Los datos provienen de la 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Con medidas repetidas en el período 1997–2006, para casi 9,000 personas, las muestras son: 30,000+ adolescentes (15–19 años) y 30,000+ adultos jóvenes (20–24 años). Modeles de logit con controles para el estado y el año están estimados. Los resultados indican que los adolescentes y jóvenes de cigarrillos aumentan los adultos utilizan cuando la economía es más débil, lo que implica que la actual crisis financiera es probable que haya aumentado el uso de cigarrillos los jóvenes en respecto a lo que hubiera sido lo contrario.

THE AUTHORS

Jeremy Arkes, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Economics in the Graduate School of Business and Public Policy at the Naval Postgraduate School. He has held previous positions at the Center for Naval Analyses and Rand Corporation. Dr. Arkes’ research focuses on how the economy affects various teenage risky behaviors and how divorces and disruptions affect children, and sports economics.

Notes

2 The reader is referred to Hills's criteria (1965), which were developed in order to help assist researchers and clinicians determine if risk factors were causes of a particular disease or outcomes or merely associated. Editor's note.

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