In this study, we examined the differences between smoking and drinking in regard to their associations with … socioeconomic factors among about 7,000 Japanese workers. Using microdata from nationwide surveys in Japan, we estimated bivariate … probit models to jointly explore how smoking and drinking are related to a wide variety of socioeconomic factors. We found …

generally. However, it is not easy to establish a causal relationship between smoking and individual well-being, because of … used propensity score matching methods to investigate whether smoking affects the extent to which individuals are satisfied … propensity scores for smoking as a function of numerous socioeconomic and demographic factors. We then matched smokers to non …

In this study, we examined the differences between smoking and drinking in regard to their associations with … socioeconomic factors among about 7,000 Japanese workers. Using microdata from nationwide surveys in Japan, we estimated bivariate … probit models to jointly explore how smoking and drinking are related to a wide variety of socioeconomic factors. We found …