Year: 2010
Type: other
Abstract: In recent years, a series of smoking control policies have been enforced in Japan.Using micro-data from nationwide surveys, this paper comprehensively examines the impact of recent smoking control policies on the individual's smoking decision, in particular, increases in cigarette taxes, the enforcement of the Health Promotion Law (HPL) (the first legislation in Japan that prohibits people from smoking in public spaces), and the enlargement of the written health warnings about smoking on cigarette packages.Empirical results show that females are more responsive to smoking control policies than males.In particular, increases in cigarette tax and the enlargement of the health warnings significantly reduce the probability of smoking, while the implementation of the HPL has no remarkable effect.It is also found that older, more highly educated, or married individuals have a lower probability of smoking.In addition, individuals who drink habitually have a higher probability of smoking than those who do not drink.Moreover, it is also found that the effects of the increase in cigarette tax and warnings decrease with age, and that the HPL has a large impact of reducing manual workers' probability of smoking.
DOI: 10.18898/0002000763
Author: Michio Yuda
Institution: Chukyo University
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7144090905