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Titre :	Reactions of adult and teenaged smokers to the Massachusetts tobacco tax. (1998)
Auteurs :	L. BIENER ; M. ANDERKA ; Rhjr ASELTINE ; B. COHEN ; Center for Survey Research. University of Massachusetts. Boston. USA ; Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Boston. USA
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	American journal of public health (vol. 88, n° 9, 1998)
Pagination :	1389-1391
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés :	Tabagisme ; Tabac ; Attitude ; Comportement social ; Epidémiologie ; Evaluation ; Homme ; Etats Unis ; Amérique du Nord ; Amérique ; Prévention santé
Résumé :	[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST 292kfR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. This study assessed smokers'reactions to a 25c cigarette tax imposed in Massachussetts. Methods. A statewide telephone survey of 1783 adult smokers and 216 teenaged smlokers was conducted. Results. Among adult smokers, 3.5% reported that they had stopped smoking, owing in part to the price increase ; 35% had considered quitting and 19% had attempted to cut the cost of smoking by switching th cheaper brands or cutting down. Among teenagers, 21% had considered quitting and 26% had cut costs. Low-income smokers were more responsive tothe price increase than more affluent smokers. Conclusions. A modest and temporary price promoted quitting among adult smokers and reduced cigarette consumption among low-income teenagers.

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