Impact of smoking on the income level of Chinese urban residents: a two-wave follow-up of the China Family Panel Study
Objectives This study attempts to analyse the impact of smoking on the income level of Chinese urban residents to provide a reference for creating informed regulations on cigarette smoking.Design A population-based cohort study.Method Two waves of panel data in 2014 and 2016 from the China Family Pa...
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| author | Han Wei Zhigang Zhong Lian Yang Tingting Yao Shiyao Huang Zhengzhong Mao |
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| description | Objectives This study attempts to analyse the impact of smoking on the income level of Chinese urban residents to provide a reference for creating informed regulations on cigarette smoking.Design A population-based cohort study.Method Two waves of panel data in 2014 and 2016 from the China Family Panel Study were used. A total of 8025 urban adults were identified. The Hausman–Taylor model was used to analyse the theoretical relationship between smoking and income.Results The percentage of current smokers decreased from 27.39% (2014) to 26.24% (2016), while the percentage of former smokers rose from 9.78% to 11.78%. The results from the Hausman–Taylor model showed that current smokers and former smokers are associated with statistically significant decrease in the income of urban residents of 37.70% and 44.00%, respectively, compared with that of non-smokers. After eliminating the impact of smoking on income, the poverty rate among urban residents decreased from 15.33% to 13.63%.Conclusions Smoking can significantly reduce the income of Chinese urban residents, resulting in immense negative impacts on Chinese society. Therefore, the government should raise the tax rate on tobacco, include smoking cessation treatment in medical insurance coverage, promote publicity campaigns on the awareness of tobacco hazards and encourage smokers to quit smoking early. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fddc858ce5f74cb8a958d8d4189472c32025-08-20T02:38:25ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552020-08-0110810.1136/bmjopen-2020-036939Impact of smoking on the income level of Chinese urban residents: a two-wave follow-up of the China Family Panel StudyHan Wei0Zhigang Zhong1Lian Yang2Tingting Yao3Shiyao Huang4Zhengzhong Mao5School of Management, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaSchool of Management, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaDepartment of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China1 Department of Gynecological Oncology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaChinese Evidence-based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaHuaxi School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaObjectives This study attempts to analyse the impact of smoking on the income level of Chinese urban residents to provide a reference for creating informed regulations on cigarette smoking.Design A population-based cohort study.Method Two waves of panel data in 2014 and 2016 from the China Family Panel Study were used. A total of 8025 urban adults were identified. The Hausman–Taylor model was used to analyse the theoretical relationship between smoking and income.Results The percentage of current smokers decreased from 27.39% (2014) to 26.24% (2016), while the percentage of former smokers rose from 9.78% to 11.78%. The results from the Hausman–Taylor model showed that current smokers and former smokers are associated with statistically significant decrease in the income of urban residents of 37.70% and 44.00%, respectively, compared with that of non-smokers. After eliminating the impact of smoking on income, the poverty rate among urban residents decreased from 15.33% to 13.63%.Conclusions Smoking can significantly reduce the income of Chinese urban residents, resulting in immense negative impacts on Chinese society. Therefore, the government should raise the tax rate on tobacco, include smoking cessation treatment in medical insurance coverage, promote publicity campaigns on the awareness of tobacco hazards and encourage smokers to quit smoking early.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/8/e036939.full |
| spellingShingle | Han Wei Zhigang Zhong Lian Yang Tingting Yao Shiyao Huang Zhengzhong Mao Impact of smoking on the income level of Chinese urban residents: a two-wave follow-up of the China Family Panel Study BMJ Open |
| title | Impact of smoking on the income level of Chinese urban residents: a two-wave follow-up of the China Family Panel Study |
| title_full | Impact of smoking on the income level of Chinese urban residents: a two-wave follow-up of the China Family Panel Study |
| title_fullStr | Impact of smoking on the income level of Chinese urban residents: a two-wave follow-up of the China Family Panel Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of smoking on the income level of Chinese urban residents: a two-wave follow-up of the China Family Panel Study |
| title_short | Impact of smoking on the income level of Chinese urban residents: a two-wave follow-up of the China Family Panel Study |
| title_sort | impact of smoking on the income level of chinese urban residents a two wave follow up of the china family panel study |
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