Essays about: "the smoking"

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  1. 1. The Dynamics of Air Pollution, Socio-Economic Status and Mortality Rate: Panel Study Evidence from Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Uzma Humayun; [2023]
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    Abstract : This study investigated the relationship between the mortality rate and air pollution, as well as socioeconomic factors such as education, socioeconomic status, smoking behavior, and unemployment in Sweden using regional data on county level from 2005 to 2021. The study adopted Environmental Justice Theory as the theoretical framework and used fixed effects model to control for unobserved heterogeneity. READ MORE

  3. 2. Children’s education and parents’ mortality – Do parents with highly educated children live longer?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Pauline Bode; [2023]
    Keywords : Mortality inequalities; socioeconomic gradient in health; children’s education; socioeconomic status; SES; demography; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : While there exists a large literature on mortality inequalities by an individual’s level of education and other socioeconomic characteristics this thesis looks at the relationship between the children’s level of education and parents’ mortality, which has been relatively less studied. I use longitudinal data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) for the years 2004-2017 and conduct Cox proportional hazard regressions to assess how children’s level of education affects parents’ mortality risks. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Perception of Socio-Demographic Risk Factors in Residential Fires

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Brandteknik

    Author : Emilia Wretman; Rebecca Wigervall; [2023]
    Keywords : Socio-demographic factors; social; factors; residential; fatal fires; inequality; perception; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : In this thesis, it is investigated how the general public and fire safety experts perceive the fire fatality risk of different socio-demographic factors in residential settings. Their perceptions were compared with how the socio-demographic factors correlate with the risk of fatal fires in residents in reality. READ MORE

  5. 4. European Tobacco Taxation and Youth Smoking - Findings from two decades of Health Behaviour in School-aged Children surveys

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ida Haggren; Lucas Henriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : Youth smoking; smoking initiation; tobacco taxation; cigarette taxation; two-way fixed effects.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Using data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey on smoking behaviors for roughly 440,000 European youths over the years 2001-2018, we show that a one euro increase in cigarette excise taxes reduces smoking prevalence (share of children who has smoked) by 2 percentage points using a two-way fixed effects model. This translates to a participation elasticity of -0. READ MORE

  6. 5. Identification, investigation and prediction of post-COVID phenotypes : Using Cluster analysis and Ordinal logistic regression to determine severity of post-COVID

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Sara Malmquist; Oliver Rykatkin; [2023]
    Keywords : K-means; Ordinal logistic regression; Backwards deletion; PCS score; Post-COVID; ROC curve;

    Abstract : It is believed that a large number of people experience remaining symptoms after COVID-19, so-called post-COVID. The formal definition and diagnostic criteria of post-COVID have been a scientific controversy. So far, there is no reliable system for distinguishing the severity of post-COVID. READ MORE