Does staying in school (and not working) prevent teen smoking and drinking?

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 644-657

  Jensen, Robert ^a   Lleras Muney, Adriana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking; Health and socioeconomic status; Smoking

Indexed keywords

DRINKING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; YOUNG POPULATION;

ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT SMOKING; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PEER GROUP; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; SCHOOL REENTRY; SOCIAL STATUS; TIME; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; MALE; SMOKING; STUDENTS;

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC;

EID: 84862130918     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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