Historique
Article de Périodique
The $5 man: the underground economic response to a large cigarette tax increase in New York City (2007)
Auteur(s) :
SHELLEY D. ;
CANTRELL, M. J. ;
MOON-HOWARD, J. ;
RAMJOHN, D. Q. ;
VANDEVANTER, N.
Année
2007
Page(s) :
1483-1488
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
48
Domaine :
Tabac / Tobacco / e-cigarette
Note générale :
American Journal of Public Health, 2007, 97, (8), 1483-1488, tabl.
Résumé :
OBJECTIVES: We examined the mechanisms by which living in a disadvantaged minority community influences smoking and illegal cigarette sale and purchasing behaviors after a large cigarette tax increase.
METHODS: Data were collected from 14 focus groups (n=104) that were conducted during the spring of 2003 among Blacks aged 18 years and older living in New York City.
RESULTS: A large tax increase led to what focus group participants described as a pervasive illegal cigarette market in a low-income minority community. Perceived pro-smoking community norms, a stressful social and economic environment, and the availability of illegal cigarettes worked together to reinforce smoking and undermine cessation.
CONCLUSIONS: Although interest in quitting was high, bootleggers created an environment in which reduced-price cigarettes were easier to access than cessation services. This activity continues to undermine the public health goals of the tax increase. (Author' s abstract)
METHODS: Data were collected from 14 focus groups (n=104) that were conducted during the spring of 2003 among Blacks aged 18 years and older living in New York City.
RESULTS: A large tax increase led to what focus group participants described as a pervasive illegal cigarette market in a low-income minority community. Perceived pro-smoking community norms, a stressful social and economic environment, and the availability of illegal cigarettes worked together to reinforce smoking and undermine cessation.
CONCLUSIONS: Although interest in quitting was high, bootleggers created an environment in which reduced-price cigarettes were easier to access than cessation services. This activity continues to undermine the public health goals of the tax increase. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10 032, USA.
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.
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