Abstract
We examined whether smokers who purchased low-taxed cigarettes from American Indian reservations had lower quit attempt and cessation rates than did smokers who purchased cigarettes from full-price outlets. Smokers who bought cigarettes from American Indian reservations were half as likely to make a quit attempt and had a nonsignificant trend toward lower cessation rates (20% vs 10%) compared with those who bought full-priced cigarettes. Interventions that reduce price differentials are suggested to maximize the public health benefit of cigarette excise taxes.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Consumer Behavior / economics*
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Health Surveys
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Humans
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Indians, North American
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New York / epidemiology
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Probability
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Residence Characteristics
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Risk
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Smoking / economics*
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Smoking / epidemiology
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Smoking / psychology
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Smoking Cessation / economics
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Smoking Cessation / psychology
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Smoking Cessation / statistics & numerical data*
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Taxes / classification*
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Taxes / legislation & jurisprudence
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Tobacco Industry / economics*
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Tobacco Use Disorder / epidemiology
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Tobacco Use Disorder / prevention & control*
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Tobacco Use Disorder / psychology