Effectiveness of Local Policy Efforts to Increase the Price of Cheap Cigars in Minnesota

Bibliographic Data

ID11022296
AuthorsBetsy Brock (Betsy Brock and Samantha C. Carlson are with Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota, Saint Paul. Molly Moilanen and Barbara A. Schillo are with ClearWay Minnesota, Minneapolis.), Samantha C Carlson (Betsy Brock and Samantha C. Carlson are with Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota, Saint Paul. Molly Moilanen and Barbara A. Schillo are with ClearWay Minnesota, Minneapolis.), Samantha Carlson (0000-0003-0222-2128, Minnesota Medical Association), Molly Moilanen (Betsy Brock and Samantha C. Carlson are with Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota, Saint Paul. Molly Moilanen and Barbara A. Schillo are with ClearWay Minnesota, Minneapolis.), Barbara A Schillo (Betsy Brock and Samantha C. Carlson are with Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota, Saint Paul. Molly Moilanen and Barbara A. Schillo are with ClearWay Minnesota, Minneapolis.), Barbara Schillo (0000-0003-0847-2996, Minnesota Medical Association)
Year2017
Volume107
Issue1
Pages127-129
Publication date2017-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2016.303517
PMID27854525
OpenAlexW2554873944
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited5

Objectives. To evaluate the effect of novel policies designed to increase cheap cigar prices by setting minimum prices at the local level. Methods. Between June 2013 and July 2015, we conducted assessments at tobacco retailers in Minnesota cities of Brooklyn Center (n = 26 in sample; n = 18 assessed before and after policy implementation), Saint Paul (n = 25 in sample; n = 14 assessed pre- and postpolicy), and Maplewood (n = 22 in sample; n = 18 assessed pre- and postpolicy), before and after the adoption of policies setting minimum cigar pricing. Results. After policy implementation across all cities (n = 50), significantly fewer retailers sold single cigars (46% vs 80%; P Conclusions. This study highlights the potential of policies setting minimum cigar prices to decrease cigar availability and increase price through nontax approaches. Results indicate that these policies are successful in cities of various sizes

Agricultural economics · Business · Economics · Sample (material) · Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing · Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets · Medicine · Smoking Behavior and Cessation

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