Professor of Economic Evaluation at the University of Westminster. Empirical labour market research.

Poverty, Smoking and Lone Parenthood

[ employment-and-welfare  health-and-well-being  modelling-and-descriptives  ]

Rates of smoking and poverty are both high among lone parents. Using longitudinal data, we explore the reasons behind this and, in particuar, the determinants of smoking among lone mothers over the period 1991-1996. Consideration is given to the initial conditions problem encountered when modelling dynamic panel probit models.

Outputs

Dorsett, R. (1999) An econometric analysis of the prevalence of smoking among lone mothers Journal of Health Economics 18: 429-441

Dorsett, R. and Marsh, A. (1998) The health trap: poverty, smoking and lone parenthood Policy Studies Institute, London.

Funder

Health Development Agency