Kaki Mimori, Hashimoto Hideki
Department of Health and Social Behavior, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Apr 22;22(5):655. doi: 10.3390/ijerph22050655.
Time availability has been recognized as a social determinant of health. However, the association between time poverty and smoking behavior remains to be fully investigated. The aim of this current study was to examine the association between time poverty and smoking behavior by gender, marital status, and childrearing status, which differentially affect time resource availability. We used data from a population-based survey in the greater Tokyo metropolitan area. Participants were men and women aged 25-50 years (N = 2500). Time poverty was defined as a shortage of preferred leisure time compared to actual scheduled leisure time. Descriptive statistics and modified Poisson regression analyses were conducted, and stratified by gender. The study revealed that time poverty may relate to the prevalence of current smoking among single mothers with preschool-age children. However, this trend was not found for men. The findings suggest that time poverty may be heterogeneously associated with smoking propensity depending on gender-bound social roles and resources, which deserves further research for targeting appropriate interventions for health equity.
时间可利用性已被视为健康的一个社会决定因素。然而，时间匮乏与吸烟行为之间的关联仍有待充分研究。本研究的目的是按性别、婚姻状况和育儿状况来考察时间匮乏与吸烟行为之间的关联，这些因素会对时间资源的可利用性产生不同影响。我们使用了来自大东京都会区一项基于人群的调查数据。参与者为年龄在25至50岁之间的男性和女性（N = 2500）。时间匮乏被定义为与实际安排的休闲时间相比，偏好的休闲时间短缺。进行了描述性统计和修正泊松回归分析，并按性别进行了分层。研究表明，时间匮乏可能与有学龄前儿童的单身母亲当前吸烟的患病率有关。然而，在男性中未发现这种趋势。研究结果表明，时间匮乏可能因性别相关的社会角色和资源而与吸烟倾向存在异质性关联，这值得进一步研究，以便针对健康公平制定适当的干预措施。
