Evaluation of an enforcement program to reduce tobacco sales to minors

K.M. Cummings, A. Hyland, T. Saunders-Martin, J. Perla, P.R. Coppola and T.F. Pechacek

American Journal of Public Health, 1998, vol. 88, issue 6, 932-936

Abstract: Objectives. This study evaluated an active enforcement program to increase retailers compliance with the law prohibiting tobacco sales to minors. Methods. Tobacco sales to minors were monitored in 319 outlets in 16 pairs of communities in the Erie County New York. One community in each pair was randomly assigned to an enforcement intervention. Results. Retailers compliance with the law increased from 35% in 1994 to 73% in 1995. However, the change in compliance rates was roughly the same for stores in the enforcement and nonenforcement communities. Conclusions. Active compliance checking of retail outlets as a strategy to reduce illegal tobacco sales to minors may only be necessary insofar as it contributes to an increase in retailers' perception that the threat of enforcement is real.

Date: 1998
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (3)

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1998:88:6:932-936_4

Access Statistics for this article

American Journal of Public Health is currently edited by Alfredo Morabia

More articles in American Journal of Public Health from American Public Health Association
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Christopher F Baum ().