Tauras John A
University of Illinois, Chicago, USA.
J Policy Anal Manage. 2005 Fall;24(4):771-84. doi: 10.1002/pam.20137.
In the wake of significant budget shortfalls, 37 states and the District of Columbia have recently increased cigarette excise taxes to boost revenues. This study examines the impact of increasing the price of cigarettes, which will occur as a consequence of cigarette excise tax increases, and implementing restrictions on smoking in private worksites, restaurants, government worksites, healthcare facilities, and other public places on young adult smoking progression. This paper employs nationally representative longitudinal data on young adults from the Monitoring the Future Surveys matched with information on site-specific prices and smokefree air laws. The estimates clearly indicate that increasing the price of cigarettes would substantially decrease the number of young adults who progress into higher intensities of smoking. In addition, private worksite restrictions and restrictions on smoking in other public places are found to decrease moderate smoking uptake among young adults.
在面临重大预算缺口的情况下，37个州和哥伦比亚特区最近提高了卷烟消费税以增加收入。本研究考察了因提高卷烟消费税而导致的卷烟价格上涨，以及在私人工作场所、餐馆、政府工作场所、医疗设施和其他公共场所实施吸烟限制对年轻成年人吸烟程度进展的影响。本文使用了来自“未来监测调查”的具有全国代表性的年轻成年人纵向数据，并结合了特定地点的价格信息和无烟空气法。估计结果清楚地表明，提高卷烟价格将大幅减少进入更高吸烟强度的年轻成年人数量。此外，还发现私人工作场所的限制以及其他公共场所的吸烟限制会减少年轻成年人中度吸烟的情况。
