作者:Hao, Z (Hao, Zhuang)[ 1,2 ] ; Cowan, BW (Cowan, Benjamin W.)[ 2,3 ]
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS
卷: 5期: 1页: 97-125
DOI: 10.1162/ajhe_a_00112
出版年: JAN 2019
文献类型:Article
摘要
Previous studies have shown that years of formal schooling attained affects health behaviors, but little is known about how the stringency of academic programs affects such behaviors, especially among youth. Using national survey data from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, we study the effects of mathematics and science high school graduation requirements (HSGR) on high school students' risky health behaviors-specifically on drinking, smoking, and marijuana use. We find that an increase in mathematics and science HSGR has significant negative impacts on alcohol consumption among high school students, especially males and nonwhite students. The effects of math and science HSGR on smoking and marijuana use are also negative but generally less precisely estimated. Our results suggest that curriculum design may have potential as a policy tool to curb youth drinking.
关键词
作者关键词:high school graduation requirements; health behaviors; youth
KeyWords Plus:MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAWS; CIGARETTE TAXES; EDUCATION; ALCOHOL; SMOKING; DRINKING; YOUTH; POLICIES; STATE; MATHEMATICS
通讯作者地址:
Beihang University Beihang Univ, Sch Econ & Management, Beijing, Peoples R China.
Washington State University Washington State Univ, Sch Econ Sci, Pullman, WA 99164 USA.
通讯作者地址: Hao, Z (通讯作者)
