No-smoking laws in the United States: An analysis of state and city actions to limit smoking in public places and workplaces

No-smoking laws in the United States: An analysis of state and city actions to limit smoking in public places and workplaces

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230 Does tobacco advertising target young people to start smoking? al. PopulationStudiesfor Cancer Prevention. University of California, 2251 San Diego Ave. Son Diego, CA 92110. J Am Med Assoc

No-smoking laws in the United States: An analysis of state and city actions to limit smoking in public places and workplaces RigottiNA,PashosCL.GeneralInternalMedicineUnit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114. J Am Med Assoc

1991;266:3154-8.

1991;266:3162-7.

Pierce JP, Gilpin

Objective.

E, Burns DM,

- To evaluate

Whalen

whether

E, Rosbrook

tobacco advertising

teenagers younger than 18 years to start smoking. of 199OCalifomia

telephonesurveydata

telephone

survey

(both

confidence

intervals werecalculated.

ered whether the pattern

of market

advertising, in advertising

group.

Participants.

- The

Results. according

- There

to 33.6%

according were

and 41.8%

were

of teenagers,

Together

these were

- A mailed

in the sample. Legislative

most

widely.

with age; Camel’s

market share

July 1989.44

smoking

laws increased

state tobacco production,

through 17 yearschoseCamels,whileonly5.S%f3.2%aged this brand. Both Marlboro

higher

market

share in California

United

States in 1986. Of interest

increased among the younger for Marlboro.

Conclusions.

ing

from

advertising

advertising

advertising

pace of city government

mainly

in younger

smokers.

merchant

-To assess the effect that cigarette behavior.

behaviors

survey was Woodridge. junior

Setting.

antismoking stores selling

baseline

cigarettes - Merchant

of 70%

rates of cigarette adolescents

before

checking

Main

Outcome

to minors

with cigarettes

legislation

experimentation in significantly

by merchants and rates of cigarette successfullegislation

of

buildings,

1980 to 1989. City population

Western

no-smoking

size, geography,

prevalence.

cities,

Laws

were

and states with

fewer

states and

laws are more widespread

at the local Icvel, reflecting

to provide

control

laws

of city no-

meaningful

comprehen-

protection

remain uncommon

policy.

than

a rapid from

and repre-

Laws are most needed in

cities and in states that produce tobacco and of smokers.

nia communities All

community

lence of adolescent

smoking.

the retail stores in one intervention

stores, randomly purchase

tobacco.

Intervention.

- Ongoing

Measures.

smoka

in 1.5 years of

use of cigarettes -Cigarette

by

control

the rate of cigarettes sold Key elements of

of the problems

and preva-

community

and half the retail communities

(n = 169) were visited by minors aged 14 to 16 years with the intent to

Outcome

from

in four suburban Califor-

selected, in the other three intervention

of

decreased

and De-

occurred

and percentage

or were regular

education

tobacco sales to minors.

of 25 000 to 100 000. Participants.

and four law enforcement

use by adolescents.

awareness

Implementation with populations

education

implementationareconsistentcompliancecheck-

ing and heightened

Setting.

of

Student surveys showed that the

reducing

on illegal

sign. - A 2- year, before and after trial with retail stores as the unit of

for the merchant in the local

the effects of a community

intervention

- Percentage

to less than 5% and regular

- To examine

analysis.

Passage of community

Measures.

sales rates in Woodridge

after legislation.

survey

sample of both mer-

in Woodridge

Objective.

law enforcement

habits before and

to adolescents

were reduced by over 50%. Conclusion.

laws can be effective

in government

and 18% in private workpla-

with

tobacco smoke exposure,

in

The effects of combining education and enforcement to reduce tobacco sales to minors: A study of four northern California communities Feighery E, Altman DG, Shaffer G. Center for Research in Disease Prevention. Stanford University School of Medicine, 1000 Welch Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94303. J Am Med Assoc. 1991;266:3168-71.

have

25 200). a suburban community

_Convenience

students who had experimented

compliance

setting

students. Intervention.

legislation.

would

Observational

The

III (population

Participants.

chants and adolescent

of thecities

but content varied

action in the 1980s. Noncthelcss,

have a higher proportion

to minors and the affect

smoking

The surveys were distributed

high school.

ers. Results.

Design.

and adolescent

after passage of legislation. of Chicago.

legislation

sales rates of cigarettes

smoking

selling

from

of

of 25 OC@ or

of states had comprehensive

especially

smaller and non- Western

Meas-

incidence

youth to smoke and should be banned.

merchant

on adolescent

500(51%)

restriction,

and adult smoking

sent a major gap in smoking

Med Assoc 1991;266:3159-61. Objective.

appreciated,

environmental

Active enforcement of cigarette control laws in the prevention of cigarette sales to minors Jason LA, Ji PY, Anes MD, Birkhead SH. Department of Psychology, DePaul University, 2323 N Seminary Ave. Chicago, IL 60614. J Am

on reducing

of laws was

Outcome

and cumulative

smoking

associated

sive laws, which are most likely

Cigarette

Content Main

-No-smoking

share for Camel

patterns across age and sex groups follow

response).

less common in tobacco-producing

is that the market

patterns; and changes in market share result-

each state’s

in the South. Conclusions. previously

is higher among

of the cities

by contacting

adult smokers. Laws were

with that for the

of advertising

tenfold

in larger cities,

in 1990 compared

-Perception

occur

encourages

brands had a

smokers but was more evenly distributed

young smokers; market-share the perceived

18 through

and Camel

data sources

in all four of these sites. The number

more common

24 years preferred

in the

their passage.

of existing

statesand

42% of cities limited

laws were independently

aged 12

of state

in 902 (92%)

categories.

comprehensiveness,

of males aged 12 through 17 years but was chosen by only 12.7%f3.6% 21.7%i13.7%

(100%

developed

of malesaged

18 through 24 years; for females,

identified

17% of cities and 20%

smoking

with

laws in states and in cities with a popularton

While

restricting

with age: it was the brand of choice of 24.5%*5.8%

and review restrictions

27% in public places, 24% in restaurants, ces, only

decreased abruptly

Bureau

greater. Results. -By

the brands of

associated

oar sample had adopted some smoking

of males and 8.5% of females aged 12 through 17 years.

24 years and then decreased gradually

(N = 980)

Reference

no-smoking

and growth

survey of city clerks in US cities with a population

coded using previously

Marlboro, most often

factors

State laws were

ures. - Prevalence,

content,

in public places and workplaces

the status of smoking

teenagers.

The brands that were purchased

and Camel.

age

and Camel,

of teenagers-named

Design.

market share increased in youths and young adults up to age

choice of 79.9% Marlboro’s

by the youngest

States and to identify

confirmed

the

smoking

United

of 25 000 or greater

changes in market share

brands of cigarettes

olds (34.2%).

Marlboro

followed

were 24 296 adults and 5040

of adults

95%

we consid-

was related to age, whether

as perceived

to 13.7% of adults and 28.5%

by 12- to 13.yearoften

system);

- To assess the prevalence,

and city laws restricting

from a 1986national dialing

and whether

most advertised

Objective.

-Comparison

share across age and sex groups

paralleled

D et

encourages

testourhypothesis,

To

of advertising

pattern of perceived changes

Design.

withdata

used a random-digit

the perception

B, Shopland

tobacco

to minors

- Over-the-counter were

community

operations

and vending

the primary

and merchant

were conducted.

outcomes.

machine

Results.

Main

sales of Among

a

cohort of stores visited by minors at the pretest (n = 104) in June 1988, 71%

sold tobacco

vending

machines.

over the counter

and 92%

At posttest 2 in May

sold tobacco

1990,24%

through

sold tobacco over

the counter and 93% sold tobacco through vending machmes. Of the 3 I stores issued citations, were

dismissed

limited

16 were followed

or reduced.

effect on reducing

into the courts where the fines

Conclusions.

illegal

- Education

tobacco sales to minors. It

alone

communitysupponformoreaggressiveenforcementsuategies. tion plus enforcement

decreased

significantly

vending machine sales were unaffected of support at the judicial ment. Legislative machine

sales are needed.

addressing

by these interventions. judicial

Educa-

over-the-counter

level may temper the effectiveness

remedies

had a

didpromote sales: The lack of enforce-

obstacles and vending