Why do apprentices smoke much more than high school students? Understanding educational disparities in smoking with a Oaxaca-blinder decomposition analysis

• Main Authors: Sandra Chyderiotis (Author), Tarik Benmarhnia (Author), Stanislas Spilka (Author), François Beck (Author), Raphaël Andler (Author), Stéphane Legleye (Author), Gwenn Menvielle (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Educational disparities in daily smoking begin during adolescence and can lead to educational disparities in health among adults. In particular, vocational students including apprentices have higher daily smoking rates compared to non-vocational students. This study aimed to iden...