Effects of Public Policy on Adolescents' Cigar Use

Evidence from the National Youth Tobacco Survey

Cover: Effects of Public Policy on Adolescents' Cigar Use

Published in: American Journal of Public Health, v. 95, no. 6, June 2005, p. 995-998.

To determine the effect of prices and regulations on youth cigar demand, the authors estimated logistic regression models of the probability of current cigar smoking among students in grades 6 to 12 with data from the 1999 and 2000 waves of the National Youth Tobacco Survey. The authors found that youth cigar demand is sensitive to price but not state tobacco-control regulations. The results suggested that raising excise taxes on cigars could reduce cigar use prevalence among youths.

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  • Copyright: RAND Corporation
  • Publisher: American Public Health Association
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Pages: 4
  • Document Number: EP-20050613
  • Year: 2005
  • Series: External Publications

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