Gender Differences in Smoking Behaviour

Thomas Bauer (), Mathias Sinning () and Göhlmann, Silja
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Silja Goehlmann

No 5848, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: This paper investigates gender differences in smoking behaviour 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 behaviour between men and women rather than differences in characteristics.

Keywords: Blinder-oaxaca decomposition; Count data models; Soep; Smoking; Gender differences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C25 I12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006-09
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