Browsing Duke Faculty Articles by Author "Busch, Susan"

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Are State Legislatures Responding To Public Opinion When Allocating Funds For Tobacco Control Programs?

Falba, Prof Tracy; Snyder, Angela; Busch, Susan; Sindelar, Jody (Health Promotion Practice, 2004-07)

This study explores the factors associated with state-level allocations to tobacco-control programs. The primary research question is whether public sentiment regarding tobacco control was a significant factor in the states’ ...
Burning a hole in the budget: Tobacco spending and its crowd-out of other goods

Falba, Prof Tracy; Busch, Susan; Jofre-Bonet, Mireia; Sindelar, Jody (Appl Health Econ Health Policy, 2004)

Smoking is an expensive habit. Smoking households spend, on average, more than $1000 annually on cigarettes. When a family member quits, in addition to the former smokers improved long term health, families benefit because ...
Reduction of Quantity Smoked Predicts Future Cessation Among Older Smokers

Falba, Prof Tracy; Jofre-Bonet, Mireia; Busch, Susan; Duchovny, Noelia; Sindelar, Jody (Addiction, 2004)

Aim: To examine whether smokers who reduce their quantity of cigarettes smoked between two periods are more or less likely to quit subsequently. Study Design: Data come from the Health and Retirement Study, a nationally ...