Publication type
Research Paper
Series Number
1019
Series
UWE Economics Discussion Papers
Authors
Publication date
June 1, 2010
Abstract:
We use three waves of the British Household Panel Survey to examine whether changes in smoking behaviour are correlated with life satisfaction and whether the recent ban on smoking in public places in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has affected this relationship. We find that smokers who reduced their daily consumption of cigarettes after the ban report significantly lower levels of life satisfaction compared to those who did not change their smoking habits, with heavy smokers particularly affected. No such finding is reported for previous years.
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Link
- http://carecon.org.uk/DPs/1019.pdf
Notes
discussion paper
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