Myers Mark G, Edland Steven D, Hofstetter C Richard, Al-Delaimy Wael K
Psychology Service, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA 92161, USA.
Nicotine Tob Res. 2013 Jun;15(6):1069-74. doi: 10.1093/ntr/nts240. Epub 2012 Nov 7.
Little is currently known about price sensitivity across ethnic groups as well as for non-daily smokers. To address this issue, this study compared perceived price sensitivity across smoking status (daily and non-daily) and within ethnicity (Hispanic and non-Hispanic White) in a recent representative population survey of California smokers.
This study employed data from the 2008 California Tobacco Survey (CTS), a large population-based random-digit-dialed telephone survey. Participants were 1,777 non-Hispanic White and 450 Hispanic respondents who had smoked at least 100 cigarettes and currently smoked daily or on some days.
Differences in perceived price sensitivity were found by ethnicity when controlling for age, gender, and cigarette consumption. Comparisons across ethnic groups indicated that Hispanic smokers, in general, have more price-sensitive perceptions than non-Hispanic White smokers. However, daily versus non-daily status had no effect on price sensitivity when controlling for cigarette quantity.
These findings indicate that pricing increases may be differentially influential for Hispanic compared with non-Hispanic White smokers across smoking status categories.
目前对于不同种族群体以及非每日吸烟者的价格敏感度了解甚少。为解决这一问题，本研究在近期一项针对加利福尼亚州吸烟者的代表性人群调查中，比较了不同吸烟状况（每日吸烟和非每日吸烟）以及不同种族（西班牙裔和非西班牙裔白人）之间的感知价格敏感度。
本研究采用了2008年加利福尼亚烟草调查（CTS）的数据，这是一项基于大量人群的随机数字拨号电话调查。参与者为1777名非西班牙裔白人以及450名西班牙裔受访者，他们至少吸食过100支香烟，且目前每日吸烟或有时吸烟。
在控制年龄、性别和香烟消费量后，发现不同种族在感知价格敏感度上存在差异。不同种族群体之间的比较表明，总体而言，西班牙裔吸烟者比非西班牙裔白人吸烟者对价格更为敏感。然而，在控制香烟数量后，每日吸烟与非每日吸烟状况对价格敏感度没有影响。
这些研究结果表明，在不同吸烟状况类别中，价格上涨对西班牙裔吸烟者的影响可能与非西班牙裔白人吸烟者有所不同。
