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Title: Independent and Interactive Effects of Smoking Bans and Tobacco Taxes on a Cohort of US Young Adults
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Vuolo, Mike Kelly, Brian Kadowaki, Joy |
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Independent and Interactive Effects of Smoking Bans and Tobacco Taxes on a Cohort of US Young Adults American Journal of Public Health 106,2 (February 2016): 374-380. Also: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2015.302968 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: American Public Health Association Keyword(s): Geocoded Data; Smoking (see Cigarette Use); State-Level Data/Policy; Taxes Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Objectives: We examined the mutual effects of smoking bans and taxes on smoking among a longitudinal cohort of young adults. Methods: We combined a repository of US tobacco policies at the state and local level with the nationally representative geocoded National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (2004–2011) from ages 19 to 31 years and Census data, to examine the impact of tobacco policies on any current and daily pack smoking. The analytic sample amounts to 19,668 observations among 4341 individuals within 487 cities. Results: For current smoking, we found significant effects for comprehensive smoking bans, but not excise taxes. We also found an interaction effect, with bans being most effective in locales with no or low taxes. For daily pack smoking, we found significant effects for taxes, but limited support for bans. Conclusions: Social smoking among young adults is primarily inhibited by smoking bans, but excise taxes only deter such smoking in the absence of a ban. Heavy smokers are primarily deterred by taxes. Although both policies have an impact on young adult smoking behaviors, their dual presence does not intensify each policy's efficacy. |
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Vuolo, Mike, Brian Kelly and Joy Kadowaki. "Independent and Interactive Effects of Smoking Bans and Tobacco Taxes on a Cohort of US Young Adults." American Journal of Public Health 106,2 (February 2016): 374-380.
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