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ArticleThe American journal of drug and alcohol abuse2016

Impact of Maryland's 2011 alcohol sales tax increase on alcoholic beverage sales.

Marissa B Esser, Hugh Waters, Mieka Smart, David H Jernigan

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Article in The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marissa B Essera Department of Health , Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore , MD , USA.
Hugh Watersb Departments of Health Behavior and Society, and Health Policy and Management , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore , MD , USA.
Mieka Smartd Department of Mental Health , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore , MD , USA.
David H Jernigana Department of Health , Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore , MD , USA.
Johns Hopkins University · US

Funding

NIDA Epidemiology Training Program: Johns Hopkins UniversityT32DA007292 · NIDA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI RENEE M. JOHNSON, Brion S Maher · 1993 to 2026
$17.7M
MT COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING PROJECTU58DP002027 · DP · MONTANA STATE DEPT/PUB HLTH & HUMAN SRVS · PI MYERS, KATHERINE · 2009 to 2014
$5.0M
NCCDPHP CDC HHS U58 DP002027NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA007292
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIncreasing alcohol taxes has proven effective in reducing alcohol consumption, but the effects of alcohol sales taxes on sales of specific alcoholic beverages have received little research attention. Data on sales are generally less subject to reporting biases than self-reported patterns of alcohol consumption.

objectivesWe aimed to assess the effects of Maryland's July 1, 2011 three percentage point increase in the alcohol sales tax (6-9%) on beverage-specific and total alcohol sales.

methodsUsing county-level data on Maryland's monthly alcohol sales in gallons for 2010-2012, by beverage type, multilevel mixed effects multiple linear regression models estimated the effects of the tax increase on alcohol sales. We controlled for seasonality, county characteristics, and national unemployment rates in the main analyses.

resultsIn the 18 months after the tax increase, average per capita sales of spirits were 5.1% lower (p < 0.001), beer sales were 3.2% lower (p < 0.001), and wine sales were 2.5% lower (p < 0.01) relative to what would have been expected from sales trends in the 18 months prior to the tax increase. Overall, the alcohol sales tax increase was associated with a 3.8% decline in total alcohol sold relative to what would have been expected based on sales in the prior 18 months (p < 0.001).

conclusionThe findings suggest that increased alcohol sales taxes may be as effective as excise taxes in reducing alcohol consumption and related problems. Sales taxes also have the added advantages of rising with inflation and taxing the highest priced beverages most heavily.

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Alcoholic BeveragesBeerCommerceHumansMarylandTaxesWinealcohol consumptionalcohol policyAlcohol salesalcohol sales taxesalcohol taxesprevention

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