Impact of New York City’s 2014 Increased Minimum Legal Purchase Age on Youth Tobacco Use
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11021098 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Macinko (0000-0001-8055-5441, James Macinko is with the Departments of Health Policy and Management and Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles. Diana Silver is with The College of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, NY.), Diana Silver (0000-0002-8135-0306, James Macinko is with the Departments of Health Policy and Management and Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles. Diana Silver is with The College of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, NY.) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 108 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 669-675 |
| Publication date | 2018-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2018.304340 |
| PMID | 29565664 |
| OpenAlex | W2792449592 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 18 |
Objectives. To assess the impact of New York City’s (NYC’s) 2014 increase of the minimum legal purchase age (MLPA) for tobacco and e-cigarettes from 18 to 21 years. Methods. We performed a difference-in-differences analysis comparing NYC to the rest of New York State by using repeated cross-sections of the New York Youth Tobacco Survey (2008–2016) and to 4 Florida cities by using the Youth Risk Behavior Surveys (2007–2015). Results. Adolescent tobacco use declined slightly in NYC after the policy change. However, this rate of change was even larger in control locations. In NYC, e-cigarette use increased and reported purchases of loose cigarettes remained unchanged, suggesting uneven policy implementation, enforcement, or compliance. Conclusions. Increasing the MLPA to 21 years in NYC did not accelerate reductions in youth tobacco use any more rapidly than declines observed in comparison sites. Public Health Implications. Other cities and states currently raising their MLPA for tobacco may need to pay close attention to policy enforcement and conduct enhanced monitoring of retailer compliance to achieve the full benefits of the policy
Environmental health · Sociology · Tobacco use · Demography · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 1.29 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |