Abstract
This paper shows the prevalence, trends and heterogeneity in maternal smoking around birth in the United Kingdom, focusing on the war and post-war reconstruction period in which there exists surprisingly little systematic data on (maternal) smoking behaviours. Within this context, we highlight relevant events, the release of new information about the harms of smoking, and changes in (government) policy aimed at reducing smoking prevalence. We show stark changes in smoking prevalence over a 30-year period, highlight the onset of the social gradient in smoking, as well as genetic heterogeneities in smoking trends.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Recent Developments in Health Econometrics: A volume in honour of Andrew Jones |
| Editors | Baltagi, Moscone |
| Place of Publication | Bingley, U. K. |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley |
| Pages | 201-227 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781837532599 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 27 Aug 2024 |
Publication series
| Name | Contributions to Economic Analysis |
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| Volume | 297 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0573-8555 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2024 Stephanie von Hinke, Jonathan James, Emil Sorensen, Hans H. Sievertsen and Nicolai Vitt Published under exclusive licence by Emerald Publishing Limited.
Keywords
- ESSGN
- Maternal smoking around birth
- social science genetics
- UK Biobank
- war and post-war period
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Economics,Econometrics and Finance