Smoking cessation and financial stress
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BACKGROUND: Research on the financial consequences of quitting smoking is scant. We examined the association of smoking cessation with the subsequent likelihood of experiencing financial stress. METHODS: Data came from Waves 1, 2 and 3 (2001-04) of the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey. The size of the subsample of smokers in Wave 1 who also participated in Waves 2 and 3 was 1747. We compared respondents who reported to have been a smoker in all three waves with those who were smokers only in Wave 1. Eight questionnaire items were used to construct a binary financial stress indicator. RESULTS: The odds of experiencing financial stress in Wave 3 were 42% (95% CI: 6-74%; P=0.028) smaller for quitters than for continued smokers. CONCLUSIONS: Interventions to encourage smoking cessation among disadvantaged groups are likely to enhance their material conditions and standards of living, and to reduce socio-economic disparities in mortality.
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- Authors
- Siahpush, M., Spittal, M., & Singh, G. K.
- Affiliations
- Nebraska Medical Center (US)
- Cancer Council Victoria (AU)
- United States Department of Health and Human Services (US)
- Corresponding author
- Siahpush, M.
- Venue
- Journal of Public Health
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2007-12-01
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 338-342
- ISSN
- 0943-1853 (ISSN-L)
- 1741-3842
- 1741-3850
- OpenAlex
- W2114533043
- Cited by
- 52
- References
- 22
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- FWCI
- 1.56
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Employment and Welfare Studies
- Keywords
- smoking cessation, financial stress, socioeconomic disparities, material conditions, living standards, disadvantaged groups, smoking cessation interventions
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Australia, Employment, Female, Financing, Personal, Humans, Income, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sampling Studies, Health Behavior, Smoking Cessation, Health Care Surveys, Vulnerable Populations
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