Regional Effects of Perceived Risks of Harm on Cigarette Smoking among U.S. High School Seniors

Evidence from Monitoring the Future

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ID17800796
AuthorsJorge Medina (0000-0001-6401-9884, New Jersey City University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume18
Issue17
Pages9120-9120
Publication date2021-08-29
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18179120
PMID34501708
OpenAlexW3198455545
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited28

Overall, there has been an increasing trend in the perceived risk of harm from smoking among U.S. high school seniors. However, these perceptions of risk have been falling in recent years. This study uses regional-level panel data from the Monitoring the Future survey and a fixed effects model to estimate the effect of perceived risk on three regional measurements of smoking behavior: consumption, lifetime prevalence, and daily smoking prevalence. Elasticity measurements at regional levels show that an increase in perceived risk decreases these regional measurements of smoking behavior. Moreover, the results show that, at regional levels, these measurements of smoking behavior are more responsive to changes in the perceived risk associated with smoking than to changes in the price of cigarettes

Cigarette smoking · Environmental health · Harm · Perception · Risk perception · Smoking prevalence · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Demography · Medicine · Psychology · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Social Psychology

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