eprintid: 4389
rev_number: 6
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datestamp: 2023-09-27 10:13:30
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type: thesis
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creators_name: Nederhoed, Yvar Hielke
creators_id: S4196570
creators_email: y.nederhoed@gmail.com
title: Smoking prevalence in Australia and The Netherlands: A cross-country comparison on the influence of tobacco control policy and education on smoking prevalence
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Lung cancer is the deadliest type of cancer, often caused by smoking behaviour. This thesis focusses on tobacco control policy by Australia and The Netherlands. For years, these two countries have tried to bring down smoking prevalence, both successfully in different ways. Where the WHO recently set up a handbook for countries to help bring down smoking prevalence, these two countries already implemented some laws. This research focusses on the question to what extent Australian and Dutch tobacco control policy influenced smoking prevalence in their countries. In addition to this, it was measured to what extent spending time on education influences smoking prevalence. The analysis was conducted by gathering implemented laws and data on years spent on education, which were then tested to see to what extent they influence smoking prevalence. As a result, men and women from both countries respond differently to the implementation of laws. Smoking prevalence among Australian men and Dutch women does not significantly change due to the implementation of any law. Dutch men were only sensitive to the implementation of laws when The Netherlands started implementing their tobacco control policy. Australian women are most sensitive to tobacco control policy, as smoking prevalence significantly changed throughout many time periods. Separately, the increasing years spent on education has a negative effect on smoking prevalence for all researched populations. It can therefore be concluded that implementing tobacco control policy only had a significant effect on Australian women and Dutch men.
date: 2022
pages: 20
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: SGP
tutors_name: Vogt, T.C.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Demografie
tutors_email: T.C.Vogt@rug.nl
security: public
keywords_local: Smoking prevalence
keywords_local: Australia
keywords_local: The Netherlands
keywords_local: Lung Cancer
keywords_local: Tobacco Control Policy
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2023-09-26
citation:   Nederhoed, Yvar Hielke  (2022) Smoking prevalence in Australia and The Netherlands: A cross-country comparison on the influence of tobacco control policy and education on smoking prevalence.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4389/1/Final%20Bsc%20thesis%20Yvar%20Nederhoed%20s4196570.pdf