Christopher Keith Haddock, Melissa L. Hyder, Walker S. C. Poston, and Sara A. Jahnke are with the Institute for Biobehavioral Health Research, National Development and Research Institutes Inc, Leawood, KS. Larry N. Williams is with the College of Dental Medicine-Illinois, Midwestern University, Downers Grove. Harry Lando is with the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Am J Public Health. 2014 Apr;104(4):e82-7. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301660. Epub 2014 Feb 13.
We conducted a longitudinal assessment of tobacco pricing in military retail outlets, including trends within each service branch.
We determined the price of a single pack of Marlboro Red cigarettes at military retail stores located in the continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii and at their nearest Walmarts in spring 2011 and 2013 (n = 128 for pairs available at both assessments).
The average difference between cigarettes sold in military retail outlets and Walmarts decreased from 24.5% in 2011 to 12.5% in 2013. The decrease was partially attributable to significant price decreases at Walmarts. The largest increases in cigarette prices occurred on naval installations. Potential savings at stores on several installations remained substantial in 2013; the largest approached $6 per pack. Stores on 17 military installations decreased cigarette prices during the study period.
Tobacco can be purchased in military retail stores at substantial savings over civilian stores. If tobacco pricing is to cease to be an incentive for use among personnel, a revised military tobacco pricing policy is needed.
我们对军队零售店的烟草定价进行了纵向评估，包括每个军种内部的趋势。
我们确定了 2011 年春季和 2013 年春季（可在两次评估中购买的 128 对）在美国大陆、阿拉斯加和夏威夷的军队零售店和附近的沃尔玛商店出售的一包万宝路红牌香烟的价格。
军队零售店和沃尔玛商店销售的香烟之间的平均差价从 2011 年的 24.5%下降到 2013 年的 12.5%。这一降幅部分归因于沃尔玛商店大幅降价。香烟价格涨幅最大的是海军设施。在 2013 年，几个设施上的商店的潜在节省仍然很大；最大的接近每包 6 美元。在研究期间，有 17 个军事设施的商店降低了香烟价格。
在军队零售店购买烟草可以比在民用商店购买节省大量资金。如果烟草定价不再成为人员使用的诱因，就需要修订军队烟草定价政策。
