Resources

A paper describing recent trends in cigarette smoking by annual household income from 2011 to 2017. The study found that in every state, the odds of smoking were greater in lower-income vs. higher-income groups in 2017. Income-based disparities declined from 2011 to 2017 in only one state and widened in three states. The study suggests that [...]

A paper examining the association between tobacco retailer density and adult smoking prevalence for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties. The study found that metropolitan counties with the highest retailer density had higher smoking prevalence than those with the lowest retail density. [...]

A paper describing an agent-based model finding that restricting menthol cigarette retail sales to tobacco specialty stores may have the largest effect on cigarette cost. This effect could be enhanced when this policy is combined with other tobacco retail policies. [...]

A brief summarizing a research paper finding that counties with resources such as program capacity, political will, and policy options were more likely to adopt tobacco control retail policies. Localities with higher smoking rates and priority populations were less likely to do so. [...]

A brief on research using the Tobacco Town computer model, which found that combination of retail policies can increase cigarette costs, thereby reducing disparities. [...]

A brief summarizing a paper describing the use of a computer model to test the effect of retail restrictions on retailer density, the cost of cigarettes, and the distance customers travel to buy cigarettes. The paper concluded that combining restrictions on menthol sales and retailer density could increase costs in low-income areas, and that the [...]

A paper suggesting that agent-based modeling may be an effective way to test the impact of retail-based tobacco. The paper concludes that context matters: limiting access to tobacco through retailer density reduction has varying results depending on community type. [...]

A paper describing the policy and sociodemographic environment of early adopters of local retail tobacco control policies. The paper found that localities with more resources were more likely to adopt such policies, while those with higher smoking rates and proportions of priority populations were less likely to do so. [...]

A paper finding that discrepancies between the advertised price of tobacco products, and purchase receipts are a valid measure of compliance with minimum price policies, taxes, and advertising restrictions. [...]

A study examining the effect of a buffer policy banning tobacco retailers from operating within 1000 feet of schools on disparities in tobacco retailer density. The authors found that such policies were most effective in low-income and racially diverse neighborhoods. [...]