The Impact of Cigarette Excise Tax Increases on Purchasing Behaviors Among New York City Smokers

Coady, Micaela H.; Chan, Christina; Sacks, Rachel; Mbamalu, Ijeoma G.; Kansagra, Susan M.

doi:10.2105/ajph.2013.301213

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“…Prior experience shows that it can be difficult to predict the effect that macro-level tobacco control approaches will have in specific populations. For instance, compared with non-Hispanic Whites, Latinos nationwide are more likely (and African Americans less likely) to live in localities with smoke-free laws 16 , and Hispanic and African American smokers and are particularly sensitive to increases in cigarette prices 1718 . However, at the aggregate level, tobacco control policies such as clean indoor air laws and tax increases have appeared to benefit people from all race and ethnic groups similarly 19 .…”

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Smoking Among U.S. Hispanic/Latino Adults

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American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Background Prior national surveys capture smoking behaviors of the aggregate US Hispanic/Latino population, possibly obscuring subgroup variation. Purpose To describe cigarette use among Hispanic/Latino adults across subgroups of age, sex, national background, socioeconomic status, birthplace and degree of acculturation to the dominant US culture. Methods Cross-sectional survey of 16,322 participants in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos aged 18 to 74 years old, recruited in Bronx NY, Chicago IL, Miami FL and San Diego CA during 2008–2011. Results Prevalence of current smoking was highest among Puerto Rican persons (men 35.0%, women 32.6%) and Cuban persons (men 31.3%, women 21.9%), with particularly high smoking intensity as measured by pack-years and cigarettes/day among Cubans. Dominican persons had the lowest smoking prevalence (men 11.0%, women 11.7%). Persons of other national backgrounds had smoking prevalence that was intermediate between these groups, and typically higher among men than women. Non-daily smoking was common, particularly although not exclusively among young men of Mexican background. Persons of low socioeconomic status were more likely to smoke, were less likely to have quit smoking, and less frequently used over-the-counter quit aids as compared to those with higher income and education. Smoking was more common among individuals who were US-born and who had higher level of acculturation to the dominant US culture, particularly among women. Conclusions Smoking behaviors vary widely across Hispanic/Latino groups in the US, with high prevalence of smoking among population subgroups with specific, readily-identifiable characteristics.

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Smoking Among U.S. Hispanic/Latino Adults

Kaplan

Bangdiwala

Barnhart

et al. 2014

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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116

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“…While the potential for significant cross-border shopping by smokers is high in cities like NYC, data from 2010 show that 84% of NYC smokers report getting their cigarettes from within the city limits 12. Furthermore, data suggest that cross-border purchasing decreases over time, presumably because smokers find cross-border shopping too inconvenient or more smokers quit 13 14. Despite the fact that a majority of NYC smokers report purchasing their cigarettes from NYC retailers, prior studies of littered cigarette packs in NYC commonly find packs with either no stamp or stamps from distant very-low-tax states 15 16.…”

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Cigarette trafficking in five northeastern US cities

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“…The price elasticity of the second, third and top income quartiles is −0.572, −0.325 and −0.341, respectively. One concern with these elasticity estimates is the possibility of bias if price increases induce smuggling, in which case demand may be affected by substitution of illegal tobacco products 18 19. However, this type of bias is not likely to be large in the case of Korean cigarette demand, since smuggling and substitution of illegal tobacco products is much more limited in Korea than in the USA or European countries.…”

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confidence: 99%