Transmission mechanism and gender identity: Smoking behavior between parents and their children of the same gender

Yamamura, Eiji (2020): Transmission mechanism and gender identity: Smoking behavior between parents and their children of the same gender.

Abstract

This study examines how parents’ smoking behavior is transmitted to their children, focusing on the role of gender identity. Through an original survey, respondents were asked about their parents’ smoking behavior when the respondents had been primary-school students. Findings of a regression analysis revealed that the respondents were more likely to smoke if the parent of the same gender smoked frequently. Furthermore, a mother was less likely to smoke if she had a daughter, while a father was more likely to smoke if he had a son.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Transmission mechanism, Smoking behavior, Gender identity, Gender difference, Parents–Children Gender Matches
• Subjects: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I1 - Health > I12 - Health Behavior; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J13 - Fertility ; Family Planning ; Child Care ; Children ; Youth; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J16 - Economics of Gender ; Non-labor Discrimination

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