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Smoking cessation and absence from work

M Wooden1, R Bush

  • 1National Institute of Labour Studies, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.

Preventive Medicine
|September 1, 1995
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Smoking cessation improves work attendance, with benefits increasing over time. Ex-smokers who quit at least 20 years ago are significantly less likely to miss work compared to recent quitters.

Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Examines the link between smoking cessation and work absenteeism.
  • Hypothesizes an inverse relationship between time since quitting and absence incidence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify the impact of smoking cessation duration on work attendance.
  • To investigate if smoking cessation leads to improved behavioral outcomes like work attendance.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a multivariate logit model to analyze absence incidence.
  • Employed data from 4,812 ex-smokers from the 1989/1990 Australian National Health Survey.

Main Results:

  • Absence probability is highest for those who quit in the past year.
  • Probability of absence decreases progressively with longer periods since smoking cessation.

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  • Individuals who last smoked 20+ years ago were up to 4.5 times less likely to be absent than recent quitters.

    • Conclusions:

    • Smoking cessation is linked to improved behavioral outcomes, including work attendance.
    • Positive effects on work attendance are observed primarily over longer durations post-cessation.