The Consequences of High Cigarette Excise Taxes for Low-Income Smokers

Matthew C Farrelly, James M Nonnemaker and Kimberly A Watson

PLOS ONE, 2012, vol. 7, issue 9, 1-7

Abstract: Background: To illustrate the burden of high cigarette excise taxes on low-income smokers. Methodology/Principal Findings: Using data from the New York and national Adult Tobacco Surveys from 2010–2011, we estimated how smoking prevalence, daily cigarette consumption, and share of annual income spent on cigarettes vary by annual income (less than $30,000; $30,000–$59,999; and more than $60,000). The 2010–2011 sample includes 7,536 adults and 1,294 smokers from New York and 3,777 adults and 748 smokers nationally. Overall, smoking prevalence is lower in New York (16.1%) than nationally (22.2%) and is strongly associated with income in New York and nationally (P

Date: 2012
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