School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Australia.
Aust N Z J Public Health. 2013 Aug;37(4):371-6. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12086.
To determine whether tobacco retailer density and cigarette prices differ between low and high socioeconomic status suburbs in South-East Queensland.
A survey of retail outlets selling cigarettes was conducted in selected suburbs over a two-day period. The suburbs were identified by geographical cluster sampling based on their Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage score and size of retail complex within the suburb. All retail outlets within the suburb were visited and the retail prices for the highest ranking Australian brands were recorded at each outlet.
A significant relationship was found between Index of Relative Socioeconomic Advantage and Disadvantage score (in deciles) and the number of tobacco retail outlets (r=0.93, p=0.003), with the most disadvantaged suburbs having a greater number of tobacco retailers. Results also demonstrate that cigarettes were sold in a broader range of outlets in suburbs of low SES. The average price of the packs studied was significantly lower in the most disadvantaged suburbs compared to the most advantaged. While cigarettes were still generally cheaper in the most disadvantaged suburbs, the difference was no longer statistically significant when the average price of cigarette packs was compared according to outlet type (supermarket, newsagent, etc).
In South-East Queensland, cigarettes are more widely available in the most disadvantaged suburbs and at lower prices than in the most advantaged suburbs.
确定在昆士兰州东南部的低社会经济地位和高社会经济地位郊区，烟草零售商密度和香烟价格是否存在差异。
在两天的时间里，对选定郊区的香烟销售零售店进行了调查。这些郊区是根据其相对社会经济优势和劣势指数以及郊区内零售综合体的规模，通过地理聚类抽样确定的。访问了郊区内的所有零售店，并记录了每个零售店的最高排名澳大利亚品牌的零售价格。
发现相对社会经济优势和劣势指数（十分位数）与烟草零售商数量之间存在显著关系（r=0.93，p=0.003），最不利的郊区拥有更多的烟草零售商。结果还表明，在 SES 较低的郊区，香烟在更广泛的销售点出售。与最有利的郊区相比，最不利的郊区所研究的香烟包的平均价格明显较低。虽然在最不利的郊区，香烟仍然普遍更便宜，但当根据销售点类型（超市、报摊等）比较香烟包的平均价格时，差异不再具有统计学意义。
在昆士兰州东南部，最不利的郊区的香烟供应更为广泛，价格也比最有利的郊区低。
