Three- Variable Model of Adolescent Smoking Behavior in Pakistan Econometric Three- Variable Model of Adolescent Smoking Behavior

Abstract

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­This paper describe the econometric three variable model of adolescent smoking which includes the importance of peer effect, price & policy and depression on youth smoking behavior. Identification is also made by using the degree of selection on observables as a proxy for the degree of selection on unobservable .It was a quantitative research that measure the above mentioned hypothesized variables relation. Data are drawn from different colleges and universities of Pakistan. The empirical research model tested by, using convenient data collection approach for sampling. Our finding shows the result that peer, and depression is positively related with youth smoking behavior. Which peer have more strong positive relation comparatively depression with youth smoking behavior. Price and policy negatively related with youth smoking behavior. This study involves only the youth mostly under the age of 19-25 years of students. The samples of this study not represent the whole population. The result reveals that a comprehensive approach and implication of standard tobacco / cigarette control policies reduces effectively the youth smoking behavior. The restriction of smoking on adolescent strictly examined by Government parents and elders are the way to reduce the behavior of youth toward smoking.