Vaccination and risky behaviors: evidence from the hepatitis B vaccination campaign in China.

IF 6.1 2区经济学

Journal of Population Economics Pub Date : 2023-03-10 DOI:10.1007/s00148-023-00942-4

Chen Huang, Cong Li, Feng Liu, Ruofei Xu

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Abstract

Understanding the causal relationship between vaccination and individuals' risky behavioral responses has important policy implications as it affects the ultimate effectiveness of increasing access to vaccination. This paper examines the causal effects of vaccination on risky behaviors by exploring the 1992 hepatitis B vaccination campaign in China. Our empirical strategy exploits variations in age at the campaign as well as the pretreatment infection risks across provinces. Using a large cross-section of individuals born between 1981 and 1994, we find that more exposure to the hepatitis B vaccination leads to lower alcohol use during adulthood, and such impacts are almost entirely driven by men. Individuals from more educated families and people who live in urban areas tend to react more. Improved educational attainment and dissemination of related knowledge are important contributors. Our results uncover an unexpected benefit of promoting access to vaccination.

Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00148-023-00942-4.

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疫苗接种与危险行为：来自中国乙肝疫苗接种运动的证据。

了解疫苗接种与个人风险行为反应之间的因果关系具有重要的政策意义，因为它会影响增加疫苗接种的最终有效性。本文通过对1992年中国乙肝疫苗接种活动的调查，探讨了疫苗接种对危险行为的因果影响。我们的实证策略利用了运动中年龄的变化以及各省的预处理感染风险。通过对1981年至1994年出生的大量个体进行调查，我们发现，更多地接种乙肝疫苗会导致成年期间饮酒量降低，而这种影响几乎完全由男性造成。来自受教育程度较高的家庭的个人和生活在城市地区的人往往反应更强烈。教育程度的提高和相关知识的传播是重要的贡献者。我们的研究结果揭示了促进疫苗接种的一个意想不到的好处。补充信息：在线版本包含补充材料，可访问10.1007/s00148-023-00942-4。

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Journal of Population Economics Multiple-

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9.60

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6.60%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Population Economics is an international quarterly that publishes original theoretical and applied research in all areas of population economics. Micro-level topics examine individual, household or family behavior, including household formation, marriage, divorce, fertility choices, education, labor supply, migration, health, risky behavior and aging. Macro-level investigations may address such issues as economic growth with exogenous or endogenous population evolution, population policy, savings and pensions, social security, housing, and health care. The journal also features research into economic approaches to human biology, the relationship between population dynamics and public choice, and the impact of population on the distribution of income and wealth. Lastly, readers will find papers dealing with policy issues and development problems that are relevant to population issues.The journal is published in collaboration with POP at UNU-MERIT, the Global Labor Organization (GLO) and the European Society for Population Economics (ESPE).Officially cited as: J Popul Econ Factor (RePEc): 13.576 (July 2018) Rank 69 of 2102 journals listed in RePEc