Can Chronic Disease Diagnosis Urge the Patients to Quit Smoking? — Evidence from the China Health and Nutrition Survey

Tobacco consumption is one of the world's largest public health threats. Yet little is known about how chronic disease diagnoses affect individuals' smoking behavior in China, where the world's largest smoking population resides.This study analyzes an unbalanced panel dataset on 2986 Chinese males aged 50 or above from the China Health and Nutrition Survey, a household survey covering nine Chinese provinces. We adopt a zero-inflated negative...