Higher Price, Fewer Packs

Evaluating a Tobacco Tax Increase With Cigarette Sales Data

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ID11025847
AutoresMichael S Amato (0000-0002-9769-957X, Michael S. Amato and Raymond G. Boyle are with ClearWay Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Betsy Brock is with the Association for Nonsmokers—Minnesota, Saint Paul.), Raymond G Boyle (0000-0002-3532-9581, Michael S. Amato and Raymond G. Boyle are with ClearWay Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Betsy Brock is with the Association for Nonsmokers—Minnesota, Saint Paul.), Betsy Brock (Michael S. Amato and Raymond G. Boyle are with ClearWay Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Betsy Brock is with the Association for Nonsmokers—Minnesota, Saint Paul.)
Ano2015
Volume105
Fascículo3
Páginase5-e8
Data de publicação2015-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditoraAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2014.302438
PMID25602874
OpenAlexW2043174156
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas8

In 2013, Minnesota increased cigarette taxes by $1.75, the largest US state increase since 2000. We obtained convenience store data of cigarette sales from January 2012 to December 2013 from the Nielsen Company. Analysis revealed significantly greater year-to-year reductions in numbers of packs purchased during posttax (−12.1%) than pretax (−3.2%; P The results provide contemporary evidence that, despite reduced prevalence and increased tobacco control efforts, tax increases remain an effective tobacco control strategy

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