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The availability of electronic cigarettes in US retail outlets, 2012: results of two national studies

BACKGROUND: Since their introduction in 2007, electronic cigarette (‘e-cigarette’) awareness and use has grown rapidly. Little is known about variation in e-cigarette availability across areas with different levels of tobacco taxes and smoke-free air policies. This paper looks at US retail availabil...

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Autores principales: Rose, Shyanika W, Barker, Dianne C, D'Angelo, Heather, Khan, Tamkeen, Huang, Jidong, Chaloupka, Frank J, Ribisl, Kurt M
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4078712/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24935892
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-051461
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author Rose, Shyanika W
Barker, Dianne C
D'Angelo, Heather
Khan, Tamkeen
Huang, Jidong
Chaloupka, Frank J
Ribisl, Kurt M
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Barker, Dianne C
D'Angelo, Heather
Khan, Tamkeen
Huang, Jidong
Chaloupka, Frank J
Ribisl, Kurt M
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description BACKGROUND: Since their introduction in 2007, electronic cigarette (‘e-cigarette’) awareness and use has grown rapidly. Little is known about variation in e-cigarette availability across areas with different levels of tobacco taxes and smoke-free air policies. This paper looks at US retail availability of e-cigarettes and factors at the store, neighbourhood and policy levels associated with it. METHODS: In-person store audit data collected in 2012 came from two national samples of tobacco retailers in the contiguous US. Study 1 collected data from a nationally representative sample of tobacco retailers (n=2165). Study 2 collected data from tobacco retailers located in school enrolment zones for nationally representative samples of 8th, 10th and 12th grade public school students (n=2526). RESULTS: In 2012, e-cigarette retail availability was 34% in study 1 and 31% in study 2. Tobacco, pharmacy and gas/convenience stores were more likely to sell e-cigarettes than beer/wine/liquor stores. Retail availability of e-cigarettes was more likely in neighbourhoods with higher median household income (study 1), and lower percent of African–American (studies 1 and 2) and Hispanic residents (study 2). Price of traditional cigarettes was inversely related to e-cigarette availability. Stores in states with an American Lung Association Smoke-Free Air grade of F (study 1) or D (study 2) compared with A had increased likelihood of having e-cigarettes. CONCLUSIONS: Currently, e-cigarette availability appears more likely in areas with weak tax and smoke-free air policies. Given the substantial availability of e-cigarettes at tobacco retailers nationwide, states and localities should monitor the sales and marketing of e-cigarettes at point of sale (POS).
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spelling pubmed-40787122014-07-10 The availability of electronic cigarettes in US retail outlets, 2012: results of two national studies Rose, Shyanika W Barker, Dianne C D'Angelo, Heather Khan, Tamkeen Huang, Jidong Chaloupka, Frank J Ribisl, Kurt M Tob Control Original Article BACKGROUND: Since their introduction in 2007, electronic cigarette (‘e-cigarette’) awareness and use has grown rapidly. Little is known about variation in e-cigarette availability across areas with different levels of tobacco taxes and smoke-free air policies. This paper looks at US retail availability of e-cigarettes and factors at the store, neighbourhood and policy levels associated with it. METHODS: In-person store audit data collected in 2012 came from two national samples of tobacco retailers in the contiguous US. Study 1 collected data from a nationally representative sample of tobacco retailers (n=2165). Study 2 collected data from tobacco retailers located in school enrolment zones for nationally representative samples of 8th, 10th and 12th grade public school students (n=2526). RESULTS: In 2012, e-cigarette retail availability was 34% in study 1 and 31% in study 2. Tobacco, pharmacy and gas/convenience stores were more likely to sell e-cigarettes than beer/wine/liquor stores. Retail availability of e-cigarettes was more likely in neighbourhoods with higher median household income (study 1), and lower percent of African–American (studies 1 and 2) and Hispanic residents (study 2). Price of traditional cigarettes was inversely related to e-cigarette availability. Stores in states with an American Lung Association Smoke-Free Air grade of F (study 1) or D (study 2) compared with A had increased likelihood of having e-cigarettes. CONCLUSIONS: Currently, e-cigarette availability appears more likely in areas with weak tax and smoke-free air policies. Given the substantial availability of e-cigarettes at tobacco retailers nationwide, states and localities should monitor the sales and marketing of e-cigarettes at point of sale (POS). BMJ Publishing Group 2014-07 /pmc/articles/PMC4078712/ /pubmed/24935892 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-051461 Text en Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 3.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
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Khan, Tamkeen
Huang, Jidong
Chaloupka, Frank J
Ribisl, Kurt M
The availability of electronic cigarettes in US retail outlets, 2012: results of two national studies
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title_short The availability of electronic cigarettes in US retail outlets, 2012: results of two national studies
title_sort availability of electronic cigarettes in us retail outlets, 2012: results of two national studies
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4078712/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24935892
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-051461
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