Report shows significant work and health costs from smoking in the UK
Almost all of the relationship between smoking and unemployment is explained by disability, much of which is likely caused by smoking. When you add the cost of tobacco (£1,355) to the impact on earnings (£1,424), our analysis finds the average cost of smoking per individual in the UK is £2,759 per year.
Full economic report: Landman Economics. The impact of smoking history on employment prospects, earnings and productivity: an analysis using UK panel data. September 2020; https://ash.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/LandmanEconomics-smoking-employment-earnings-technical-report.pdf
Smoking, Employability, and Earnings; ASH UK Brief Report, September 2020; https://ash.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SmokingEmployability.pdf
Stephen Hamann
