Retail impact of raising tobacco sales age to 21 years

J.P. Winickoff, L. Hartman, M.L. Chen, M. Gottlieb, E. Nabi-Burza and J.R. DiFranza

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 11, e18-e21

Abstract: The majority of tobacco use emerges in individuals before they reach 21 years of age, and many adult distributors of tobacco to youths are young adults aged between 18 and 20 years. Raising the tobacco sales minimum age to 21 years across the United States would decrease tobacco retailer and industry sales by approximately 2% but could contribute to a substantial reduction in the prevalence of youths' tobacco use and dependency by limiting access. © 2014, American Public Health Association Inc. All rights reserved.

Keywords: adolescent; age; drug legislation; economics; epidemiology; female; human; legislation and jurisprudence; male; marketing; smoking; tobacco; tobacco industry; United States; young adult, Adolescent; Age Factors; Female; Humans; Legislation, Drug; Male; Marketing; Smoking; Tobacco Industry; Tobacco Products; United States; Young Adult (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302174

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