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Gender Differences in Smoking Behavior

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Bauer, Thomas
Göhlmann, Silja
Sinning, Mathias

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This paper investigates gender differences in smoking behavior using data from the German Socio-economic Panel (SOEP). We develop a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition method for count data models which allows to isolate the part of the gender differential in the number of cigarettes daily smoked that can be explained by differences in observable characteristics from the part attributable to differences in coefficients. Our results reveal that the major part of the gender smoking differential is attributable to differences in coefficients indicating substantial differences in the smoking behavior between men and women rather than differences in characteristics.

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Rauchen Geschlechtsunterschied Rauchen Geschlechtsunterschied Statistische Erhebung Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition count data models SOEP smoking gender differences

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2006

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Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;2259

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  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Bauer, Thomas
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Göhlmann, Silja
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Sinning, Mathias
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2022-11-17T11:02:58Z
  • Made available on
    2008-06-06
  • Made available on
    2015-12-01T10:32:13Z
  • Made available on
    2022-11-17T11:02:58Z
  • Date of first publication
    2006
  • Abstract / Description
    This paper investigates gender differences in smoking behavior using data from the German Socio-economic Panel (SOEP). We develop a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition method for count data models which allows to isolate the part of the gender differential in the number of cigarettes daily smoked that can be explained by differences in observable characteristics from the part attributable to differences in coefficients. Our results reveal that the major part of the gender smoking differential is attributable to differences in coefficients indicating substantial differences in the smoking behavior between men and women rather than differences in characteristics.
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  • Persistent Identifier
    https://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-16502
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/1113
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.8970
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Is part of
    IZA Discussion Paper Series No. 2259
  • Is part of series
    Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;2259
  • Keyword(s)
    Rauchen
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  • Keyword(s)
    Geschlechtsunterschied
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Rauchen
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Geschlechtsunterschied
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Statistische Erhebung
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition
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  • Keyword(s)
    count data models
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  • Keyword(s)
    SOEP
    en
  • Keyword(s)
    smoking
    en
  • Keyword(s)
    gender differences
    en
  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Gender Differences in Smoking Behavior
    de
  • DRO type
    report
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    PsyDok