Article
Genetic predispositions moderate the effectiveness of tobacco excise taxes.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Slob Eric A W, Rietveld Cornelius A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tobacco consumption is one of the leading causes of preventable death. In this study, we analyze whether someone's genetic predisposition to smoking moderates the response to tobacco excise taxes. METHODS: We interact polygenic scores for smoking behavior with state-level tobacco excise taxes in longitudinal data (1992-2016) from the US Health and Retirement Study (N = 12,058). RESULTS: Someone's...
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