Smokers Who Quit Have Less Money Stress

A team of Australian researchers found that smoking could lead to living with financial stress, such as difficulty paying household bills and going without meals because of a shortage of money.
Was asked 5,699 “ever smokers” (quitters, ex-smokers or current smokers) about their smoking habits and whether in the past six months they had a problem paying a bill because of shortage of money.

Of the ever smokers, 55.1 percent were quitters. The researchers found that a smoker who quits could expect to have about a 25 percent lower chance of financial stress. While 71 percent of current smokers said they had experienced financial stress, only 49.6 percent of quitters did.
The study does not report the cost of cigarettes or how many packs per year the smokers consumed, previous research has shown that heavier smokers have more financial stress than those who smoke less, which might also be due to the cost of health conditions linked to smoking.