Silver Diana, Giorgio Margaret M, Bae Jin Yung, Jimenez Geronimo, Macinko James
Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University, New York, New York, USA.
Departments of Health Policy and Management and Community Health Sciences, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Tob Control. 2016 Sep;25(5):584-6. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052355. Epub 2015 Aug 27.
New York City (NYC) has strict minimum cigarette price and tax stamp laws, but evidence regarding the extent of evasion of such laws in over-the-counter sales is scarce.
830 packs were purchased at licensed tobacco retailers at 92 randomly selected neighbourhoods in NYC in spring and fall 2014, following the establishment of NYC's minimum price law. The χ(2) analyses of illegal tax stamps on pack, by retailer type and data collection period, are presented.
Over 15% of packs purchased had out-of-state (4.5%) or counterfeit tax stamps (10.6%). Purchases resulted in at least one illegal pack obtained in 70% of neighbourhoods, largely from independent stores. In 21.5% of sampled neighbourhoods, it was possible to purchase an illegal pack each collection period.
Enhanced enforcement of retail sales of cigarettes is needed to ensure the full benefit of existing tobacco control laws in NYC.
纽约市有严格的香烟最低价格和税票法律，但关于非处方销售中此类法律规避程度的证据很少。
在纽约市2014年春季和秋季随机选择的92个社区的持牌烟草零售商处购买了830包香烟，这是在纽约市最低价格法律出台之后。呈现了按零售商类型和数据收集期对包装上非法税票的χ(2)分析。
超过15%的购买包装有州外（4.5%）或伪造税票（10.6%）。在70%的社区购买到了至少一包非法香烟，大部分来自独立商店。在21.5%的抽样社区，每个收集期都有可能买到非法香烟。
需要加强香烟零售执法，以确保纽约市现有烟草控制法律的充分效益。
