ArticleTobacco control2015
The use of legal, illegal and roll-your-own cigarettes to increasing tobacco excise taxes and comprehensive tobacco control policies: findings from the ITC Uruguay Survey.
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- Impact of tobacco industry pricing and marketing strategy on brand choice, loyalty and cessation in global south countries: a systematic review.International journal of public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Transitions from and to roll-your-own tobacco, perceptions and health beliefs among smokers: findings from the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys.European journal of public health · 2020Article
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- Tobacco taxation, illegal cigarette supply and geography: findings from the ITC Uruguay Surveys.Tobacco control · 2019Article
- Roll-your-own cigarette use in Italy: sales and consumer profile-data from PASSI surveillance, 2015-2016.International journal of public health · 2019Article
- The Association Between State Value-Added Taxes and Tobacco Use in India-Evidence From GATS and TCP India Survey.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2018Article
- Availability and Use of Cheap Tobacco in the United Kingdom 2002-2014: Findings From the International Tobacco Control Project.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2018Article
- Compared characteristics of current vs. past smokers at the time of diagnosis of a first-time lung or head and neck cancer: a cross-sectional study.BMC cancer · 2018Article
- Undermining government tax policies: Common legal strategies employed by the tobacco industry in response to tobacco tax increases.Preventive medicine · 2017Article
- How effective has tobacco tax increase been in the Gambia? A case study of tobacco control.BMJ open · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundLittle research has been done to examine whether smokers switch to illegal or roll-your-own (RYO) cigarettes in response to a change in their relative price.
objectiveThis paper explores how relative prices between three cigarette forms (manufactured legal, manufactured illegal and RYO cigarettes) are associated with the choice of one form over another after controlling for covariates, including sociodemographic characteristics, smokers' exposure to antismoking messaging, health warning labels and tobacco marketing.
methodsGeneralised estimating equations were employed to analyse the association between the price ratio of two different cigarette forms and the usage of one form over the other.
findingsA 10% increase in the relative price ratio of legal to RYO cigarettes is associated with a 4.6% increase in the probability of consuming RYO cigarettes over manufactured legal cigarettes (p≤0.05). In addition, more exposure to antismoking messaging is associated with a lower odds of choosing RYO cigarettes over manufactured legal cigarettes (p≤0.05). Non-significant associations exist between the manufactured illegal to legal cigarette price ratios and choosing manufactured illegal cigarettes, suggesting that smokers do not switch to manufactured illegal cigarettes as prices of legal ones increase. However, these non-significant findings may be due to lack of variation in the price ratio measures. To improve the effectiveness of increased taxes and prices in reducing smoking, policymakers need to narrow price variability in the tobacco market. Moreover, increasing antismoking messaging reduces tax avoidance in the form of switching to cheaper RYO cigarettes in Uruguay.
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