Tobacco cessation quitline spending in 2005 and 2006: what state-level factors matter?

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2009 Jan;6(1):259-66. doi: 10.3390/ijerph6010259. Epub 2009 Jan 13.

Abstract

Tobacco cessation telephone quitlines are an effective population-wide strategy for smoking cessation, but funding for this service varies widely. State-level factors may explain this difference. Data from the 2005 and 2006 North American Quitline Consortium surveys and from publicly available sources were analyzed to identify factors that predict higher levels of per capita quitline funding. The best-fitting multivariate model comprised higher per capita tobacco control funding (2005 p = 0.004, 2006 p=0.000), not securitizing Master Settlement Agreement payments (2005 p = 0.008, 2006 p=0.01), and liberal political ideology (2005 p = 0.002, 2006 p=0.002). Select state-level factors appear to have influenced per capita quitline services funding. These findings can help inform advocates and policymakers as they advocate for quitlines and tobacco control funding.

Keywords: Quitlines; Smoking; State Funding; Tobacco Control Policy; Tobacco Use Cessation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Health Planning / economics*
  • Hotlines / economics*
  • Humans
  • Smoking Cessation / economics*
  • State Government