ArticleAddiction (Abingdon, England)2014
Does every US smoker bear the same cigarette tax?
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- Tobacco industry pricing strategies in response to excise tax policies: a systematic review.Tobacco control · 2023Pooled it
- Tobacco Couponing: A Systematic Review of Exposures and Effects on Tobacco Initiation and Cessation.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2022Pooled it
- Beyond excise taxes: a systematic review of literature on non-tax policy approaches to raising tobacco product prices.Tobacco control · 2016Pooled it
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- Tobacco industry pricing strategies for single cigarettes and multistick packs after excise tax increases in Colombia.Tobacco control · 2023Article
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- Percentage of income spent on tobacco and intention to quit: a cross-sectional analysis of the JASTIS 2020 study.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2022Article
- Contraband Cigarette Purchasing from First Nation reserves in Ontario and Quebec: Findings from the 2002-2014 ITC Canada Survey.The International journal on drug policy · 2020Article
- Longitudinal Associations of Cigarette Prices With Smoking Cessation: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2019Article
- Patterns and correlates of purchasing cigarettes on Indian reservations among daily smokers in the United States.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2018Article
- The impact of a federal cigarette minimum pack price policy on cigarette use in the USA.Tobacco control · 2018Article
- Changes in cigarette expenditure minimising strategies before and after a cigarette tax increase.Tobacco control · 2018Article
- The effect of excise tax increases on cigarette prices in South Africa.Tobacco control · 2018Article
- Exploring Impacts of Taxes and Hospitality Bans on Cigarette Prices and Smoking Prevalence Using a Large Dataset of Cigarette Prices at Stores 2001-2011, USA.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Taking Stock of Tobacco Control Program and Policy Science and Impact in the United States.Journal of addictive behaviors and therapy · 2017Article
- Price-Minimizing Behaviors in a Cohort of Smokers before and after a Cigarette Tax Increase.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Article
- Is Every Smoker Interested in Price Promotions? An Evaluation of Price-Related Discounts by Cigarette Brands.Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMPArticle
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Abstract
aimsTo evaluate state cigarette excise tax pass-through rates for selected price-minimizing strategies.
designMultivariate regression analysis of current smokers from a stratified, national, dual-frame telephone survey.
settingUnited States.
participantsA total of 16 542 adult current smokers aged 18 years or older. MEASUREMENTS: Cigarette per pack prices paid with and without coupons were obtained for pack versus carton purchase, use of generic brands versus premium brands, and purchase from Indian reservations versus outside Indian reservations.
findingsThe average per pack prices paid differed substantially by price-minimizing strategy. Smokers who used any type of price-minimizing strategies paid substantially less than those who did not use these strategies (P < 0.05). Premium brand users who purchased by pack in places outside Indian reservations paid the entire amount of the excise tax, together with an additional premium of 7-10 cents per pack for every $1 increase in excise tax (pass-through rate of 1.07-1.10, P < 0.05). In contrast, carton purchasers, generic brand users or those who were likely to make their purchases on Indian reservations paid only 30-83 cents per pack for every $1 tax increase (pass-through rate of 0.30-0.83, P < 0.05).
conclusionsMany smokers in the United States are able to avoid the full impact of state excise tax on cost of smoking by buying cartons, using generic brands and buying from Indian reservations.
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