The Costs of Poor Health Habits

Willard Manning

Emmett Keeler

Joseph P. Newhouse

Elizabeth Sloss

Jeffrey Wasserman

    Preface

    1. An Overview

    2. Conceptual Framework

    3. Data and Statistical Methods

    4. The External Costs of Smoking

    5. The External Costs of Heavy Drinking

    6. The External Costs of Sedentary Life-Styles

    7. Conclusions, Limitations, and Implications

    Appendixes

    A. Literature Review of the Costs of Smoking and Drinking
    B. Survival Parameters from the HRA Model
    C. HIE Habit Batteries
    D. Statistical Methods
    E. Comparability of HIE and NHIS
    F. Excise Taxes and Demand
    C. Parameters Used in the Cost Model
    H. A Note on the Alcohol Tax

    Notes

    Bibliography

    Index

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Joseph P. Newhouse is the John D. MacArthur Professor of Health Policy and Management, Harvard University.