英文摘要 |
In line with the development of the smoking epidemic, Taiwan’s smoking rate has been stably declining in recent decades. However, smokers are more concentrated in low socioeconomic status. This deteriorates health equality and renders smokers to use cigarettes to alleviate depression of relative deficit of resources. This study uses data from the Panel Study of Family Dynamics to investigate relationships between smoking, socioeconomic status, and life satisfaction. Heavy smokers have the lowest educational attainments. However, smokers for more than 30 years have higher educational attainment, suggesting that in the early smoke epidemic, not most smokers are from low socioeconomic status. Similar associations are also found in occupational prestige and life satisfaction. Without controlling education, smokers’ earnings are lower. However, this association disappears after controlling education. Heavy and long-term smokers have low earnings when further dividing smokers based on the degree of addiction and years of smoking. |