Table 5.
Unemployment reducing the success of smoking cessation.
| Data Source, N, Age | Authors | Outcome Measures | Effects |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK, MCS/ALSPAC/NS/BCS70/NCDS/USOC/ELSA/GS, 2020, 27,841, 16–66 | Green, M. et al., 2022 [45] | Smoking/vaping less–incl. cessation | In two out of seven surveys, unemployed participants tend to lower rates of smoking (incl. cessation) while in one out of six surveys, they tend to less vaping (incl. cessation). |
| USA, PSID, 1999–2011, 41,231, n.a. |
Grafova, I. et al., 2017 [31] | Quit smoking | A total of 1/5 of the unemployed participants who smoked in the past quit smoking until the second wave. |
| USA, n.a. 1983/1985–1986/ 1992/1997/2002/ 2007/2012–2013, 528, ∅43 |
Brook, J. et al., 2014 [56] | Smoking quitters | Regarding unemployment, there seem to be no differences between smoking quitters and those who do not smoke. |
| Germany, SOEP, 1998–2009, 52,940, 17–65 |
Schunck, R. et al., 2012 [30] | Smoking and number of cigarettes per day | Unemployed people do not seem to show changes in smoking cessation. |
MCS: Millennium Cohort Study, ALSPAC: Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (G0 = parents, G1 = children), NS: Next Steps, BCS70: 1970 British Cohort Study, NCDS: National Child Development Study, USOC: Understanding Society, ELSA: English Longitudinal Study of Aging, GS: Generation Scotland, PSID: Panel Study of Income Dynamics, SOEP: German Socio-Economic Panel.