This article explores the influence of social background and social situation on the smoking career. This study is based on a sample of 4.473 individuals who answered the 2006 French Health, Health Care and Insurance Survey. The results of a non-parametric analysis and of a stratified Cox model...

Long term impact of social background and parental smoking on adult smoking in France: Results from the 2006 ESPS Survey Objective – To study the influence of social background and parental smoking on adult smoking. Methods – This study is based on a sample of 2,173 men and 3,083 women...