Symposium Article
The effect of E-cigarette indoor vaping restrictions on infant mortality
Michael Cooper,
Michael F. Pesko,
Michael Cooper
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California, San Diego, USA
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Michael F. Pesko
Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Michael F. Pesko, Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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Search for more papers by this authorMichael Cooper,
Michael F. Pesko,
Michael Cooper
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California, San Diego, USA
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Michael F. Pesko
Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Correspondence
Michael F. Pesko, Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Email: [email protected]
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We estimate the effect of county-level e-cigarette indoor vaping restrictions (IVRs) on infant mortality using United States birth certificates from 2010 to 2015. We estimate difference-in-differences models and find that e-cigarette IVRs increased infant mortality by 0.39 infants per 1000 live births (12.9%). These effects were disproportionately higher for infants born to younger mothers and in locations with higher baseline levels of prenatal smoking. Infant mortality increased by 34.1% between 100 days to 1 year after IVRs. Infant mortality due to infections and neoplasms were particularly elevated.
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The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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