Kjeld Simone Gad, Jørgensen Maja Bæksgaard, Aundal Maria, Bast Lotus Sofie
National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark.
Scand J Public Health. 2023 Feb;51(1):35-43. doi: 10.1177/14034948211047778. Epub 2021 Oct 5.
Smoking in youth remains a major public health issue. As increasing tobacco prices is considered one of the most effective prevention strategies, examining youth's responsiveness to price changes on cigarettes will provide crucial knowledge. This study aims systematically to review research examining the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes among youths (<30 years of age) in high-income countries. Searches were conducted in three databases (Web of Science, Pubmed and Scopus). Inclusion criteria were publications within the past 10 years (2011-2021) written in English and with a population of youths below 30 years of age, concerning price elasticity of demand for cigarettes and from high-income countries. Searches were screened by two independent reviewers and the quality of studies was assessed using a quality assessment tool. Four outcomes related to price elasticity of demand for cigarettes were examined in six studies included in this review; that is, cigarette initiation, consumption, prevalence and cessation. Overall, findings indicate that increasing tobacco prices affect youth tobacco use. The effect was associated with gender and age; young women were more price sensitive concerning smoking initiation, whereas young men were more price sensitive concerning cigarette prevalence and consumption. Moreover, younger age was associated with higher price elasticity.
青少年吸烟仍然是一个重大的公共卫生问题。由于提高烟草价格被认为是最有效的预防策略之一，研究青少年对香烟价格变化的反应将提供关键信息。本研究旨在系统回顾高收入国家中关于30岁以下青少年香烟需求价格弹性的研究。在三个数据库（科学网、PubMed和Scopus）中进行了检索。纳入标准为过去10年（2011 - 2021年）以英文撰写、研究对象为30岁以下青少年、涉及香烟需求价格弹性且来自高收入国家的出版物。由两名独立评审员对检索结果进行筛选，并使用质量评估工具对研究质量进行评估。本综述纳入的六项研究考察了与香烟需求价格弹性相关的四个结果，即吸烟开始、消费、流行率和戒烟。总体而言，研究结果表明提高烟草价格会影响青少年烟草使用。这种影响与性别和年龄有关；年轻女性在吸烟开始方面对价格更敏感，而年轻男性在香烟流行率和消费方面对价格更敏感。此外，年龄越小，价格弹性越高。
