Smoking inequality across genders and socio-economic positions. Evidence from Italian data

Rowena Jacobs; Cinzia Di Novi; Matteo Migheli

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Smoking inequality across genders and socio-economic positions. Evidence from Italian data

Rowena Jacobs, Cinzia Di Novi, Matteo Migheli

Centre for Health Economics

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There has been a dearth of literature on smoking inequalities, in spite of its contribution to health inequalities. We exploit Italian individual-level data from repeated cross-sections of the annual household survey, “Aspects of Daily Life,” that was part of the Multipurpose Survey carried out by the Italian National Statistical Office (ISTAT) for the period 1999–2012 to identify the main socio-demographic characteristics that determine smoking inequalities. We use the Concentration Index to identify in which groups smoking is relatively more prevalent. We find that, among men, pro-rich inequality is driven by members of the lower socio-economic positions, while we observe the opposite for women. We encourage policymakers to address the issue of smoking inequalities, which the current policies have largely disregarded.

Original language	English
Number of pages	27
Journal	Journal of Bioeconomics
Volume	22
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10818-020-09301-9
Publication status	Published - 2 Sept 2020

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