women during late-1980s through mid-1990s to examine the effects of these policy changes on smoking, weight gain and other … associated with approximately a 3 percent increase in smoking and a small increase in pregnancy weight gain for most of the … sample. The increase in smoking, which is a significant cause of poor infant health, may partly explain why Medicaid …

aims at analyzing parental time discounting and its role in the intergenerational transmission of smoking. The analysis is … preference for both, mothers and fathers. That is, an increasing level of patience of parents is associated with a lower smoking … influence of health-related mediating factors such as parental smoking and alcohol consumption. It turns out that role modeling …

, which was implemented across federal states at different points in time. Maternal schooling reduces children's smoking and …

attainment to investigate the impact of education on body mass index, obesity, smoking behavior, and self-rated health, as well …

attainment to investigate the impact of education on body mass index, obesity, smoking behavior, and self-rated health, as well …

's residential proximity. Modifiable risk factors, including smoking, depressive symptoms, and social isolation, were assessed. Mixed …, characterized by distant-residing children and the absence of a spouse, had a significantly higher percentage of smoking, depressive …

's residential proximity. Modifiable risk factors, including smoking, depressive symptoms, and social isolation, were assessed. Mixed …, characterized by distant-residing children and the absence of a spouse, had a significantly higher percentage of smoking, depressive …

This paper analyzes the relationship between higher education and body weight and smoking behavior among women in … BMI by about 0.21% and the probability of being classified as obese by 0.44 percentage points. Regarding smoking, we find …