Financial Stress and Tobacco Expenditure in Australian Households: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Prevalence and Association Across Wealth and Income Levels
In Australia, financial stress is prevalent among tobacco-purchasing households, and household tobacco expenditure is significantly associated with increased financial stress even at modest levels of spending, that is, the lower quintiles of tobacco expenditure. These findings underscore the need for targeted policies to mitigate financial strain and support smoking cessation among vulnerable populations.
Authors
- Koen Smit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9790-6241)
- Ron Borland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0059-178X)
- Rowan Dowling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0592-5654)
- Heng Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8394-6077)
- Charles Livingstone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3946-2061)
- Robin Room (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5618-385X)
- Anne‐Marie Laslett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5652-7336)
Institutions
- Deakin University (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- La Trobe University (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
- Australian Psychological Society (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nicotine & Tobacco Research
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaf102
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00