Smoke and strong whiskey: factors influencing female smoking and drinking in Ireland

David Madden ()

No 200204, Working Papers from School of Economics, University College Dublin

Abstract: This paper analyses decisions regarding smoking and drinking for a sample of Irish women. Double-hurdle models are estimated to determine whether decisions to smoke/drink are made independently of how much to smoke/drink. Given the potential complementarities between smoking and drinking a model which allows for the joint determination of smoking and drinking is also estimated. The paper finds that decisions to smoke/drink and how much to smoke/drink are not independent and that decisions to smoke/drink are not made independently of each other.

Keywords: Smoking; Drinking; Double-hurdle; Selection; Women--Tobacco use; Women--Alcohol use; Decision making--Mathematical models (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C24 C25 D12 I12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002-02
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