Titre : | The $5 man: the underground economic response to a large cigarette tax increase in New York City (2007) |
Auteurs : | SHELLEY D. ; M. J. CANTRELL ; J. MOON-HOWARD ; D. Q. RAMJOHN ; N. VANDEVANTER |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | American Journal of Public Health (Vol.97 n°8, August 2007) |
Article en page(s) : | 1483-1488 |
Note générale : |
American Journal of Public Health, 2007, 97, (8), 1483-1488, tabl.
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Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | PRE (Prévention - RdRD / Prevention - Harm reduction) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés TABAC ; TAXE ; ECONOMIE ; ENQUETE ; ETHNIE |
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) |
Domaine : | Tabac / Tobacco / e-cigarette |
Refs biblio. : | 48 |
Affiliation : |
Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10 032, USA. Etats-Unis. United States. |
Centre Emetteur : | 13 OFDT |
Cote : | Abonnement |
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