Project: Retailer Density and Disease

Results: 18

Supply and demand effects between tobacco retailer density and smoking prevalence

An ASPiRE team that included Shelley Golden, Todd Combs, Kurt Ribisl, and Chris Baggett examined the role of consumer demand and supply of tobacco in the retail environment in the association between tobacco retailer density and smoking prevalence. Study results indicated that policies that restrict access to retail tobacco have the potential to reduce smoking [...]

Tobacco retailer density and its association with birth outcomes in the USA: 2000-2016

An ASPiRE team that included Chris Baggett, Kurt Ribisl, and Shelley Golden looked at the relationship between tobacco retailer density and birth outcomes across the USA and predicted the potential impact of a tobacco retailer density cap. The study found higher rates of adverse birth outcomes in counties with higher retail density, providing support for [...]

The Impact of Menthol Cigarette Bans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

An ASPiRE team that included Sarah Mills and Kurt Ribisl looked at the relationship between tobacco retailer density and birth outcomes across the USA and predicted the potential impact of a tobacco retailer density cap. The study found higher rates of adverse birth outcomes in counties with higher retail density, supporting regulation of tobacco retail density to [...]

Sociodemographic disparities in tobacco retailer density in the United States, 2000–2017

A study published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research examines the relationship between tobacco retailer density and neighborhood sociodemographic characteristics from 2000 to 2017. ASPiRE co-authors Sarah Mills, Amanda Kong, Alexandria Reimold, Chris Baggett, and Shelley Golden found that tobacco retailer density was higher in areas with more Black and Hispanic residents and also in neighborhoods with [...]

Tobacco company agreements with tobacco retailers for price discounts and prime placement of products and advertising: a scoping review

A study published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research reviewed existing literature to better understand the use of often-secretive contracts between tobacco companies and retailers. ASPiRE’s Alexandria Reimold, Joseph Lee, and Kurt Ribisl found that contracts are common and often require retailers to lower product pricing, display signage, promote products, and give products highly visible placement. Contracts [...]

Trends in cigarette marketing expenditures, 1975–2019: an analysis of Federal Trade Commission cigarette reports

A study published in the Nicotine & Tobacco Research revealed shifts in cigarette marketing from 1975 to 2019. Cigarette marketing expenditures peaked at $21.1 billion in 2003 and have shifted from advertising to retail spending, according to a new study by ASPiRE’s Haijing Ma, Alexandria Reimold, and Kurt Ribisl. They found spending increased from 1975 [...]

Associations of tobacco retailer density and proximity with adult tobacco use behaviours and health outcomes: a meta-analysis

This analysis, published in the international journal Tobacco Control, examined and statistically combined the results of 27 studies of tobacco retail density, adult tobacco use, and health outcomes from 8 countries: Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, New Zealand, Scotland, and the U.S. The authors found that lower tobacco retailer density was associated with a 2.6% [...]