Tobacco control policies and smoking among older adults: a longitudinal analysis of 10 European countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

The impact of tobacco control on European older adults has not been studied, despite evidence that smoking cessation at old age can bring significant life expectancy gains. Our aim was to evaluate the impact of tobacco control policies on smoking among older adults in Europe from 2004 to 2013.

Design

We used longitudinal data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE, aged 50+ years) from four waves from 2004 to 2013. We used logistic regression models with clustered standard errors to determine whether the implementation of tobacco control policies was associated with changes in smoking status. Furthermore, we studied whether these associations varied by socio-demographic characteristics. Regression coefficients were converted to

SUBMITTER: Serrano-Alarcon M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6593806 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature