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Enforcement Of Underage Sales Laws As A Predictor Of Daily Smoking Among Adolescents: A National Study, Joseph R. Difranza, Judith A. Savageau, Kenneth E. Fletcher
Enforcement Of Underage Sales Laws As A Predictor Of Daily Smoking Among Adolescents: A National Study, Joseph R. Difranza, Judith A. Savageau, Kenneth E. Fletcher
Judith A. Savageau
BACKGROUND: With a goal to reduce youth smoking rates, the U.S. federal government mandated that states enforce laws prohibiting underage tobacco sales. Our objective was to determine if state compliance with tobacco sales laws is associated with a decreased risk of current daily smoking among adolescents.
METHODS: Data on tobacco use were obtained from a nationally representative sample of 16,244 adolescents from the 2003 Monitoring the Future survey. The association between merchant compliance with the law from 1997-2003 and current daily smoking was examined using logistic regression while controlling for cigarette prices, state restaurant smoking policies, anti-tobacco media, and demographic …