Erickson A D, Woodruff S I, Wildey M B, Kenney E
Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, CA 92120.
J Community Health. 1993 Aug;18(4):213-24. doi: 10.1007/BF01324432.
This study reports the sales rate of cigarettes to minors in San Diego County, and investigates factors associated with cigarette sales to minors. Two hundred and ninety-four stores were identified and recruited to participate in a retailer education effort. To assess the baseline illegal sales rate of cigarettes to minors, selected stores were surveyed by 70 volunteer teams of adults and minors. Questionnaires were also administered to participating store owners or managers to assess retailers' knowledge about laws regulating minors' access to tobacco. Survey results indicated that minors were able to successfully purchase cigarettes in 68% of attempts. In addition, teen gender, community sociodemographics and cashier characteristics were associated with sales to minors. Analyses of the retailer questionnaire indicated retailers knew the legal age to purchase cigarettes, but few knew of the specific penalties associated with sales to minors. These findings indicate that minors have easy access to cigarettes and underscore the need for intensive tobacco sales education for retailers and enforcement of sales to minors laws.
本研究报告了圣地亚哥县向未成年人销售香烟的比率，并调查了与向未成年人销售香烟相关的因素。确定并招募了294家商店参与零售商教育活动。为评估向未成年人非法销售香烟的基线比率，由70个成人和未成年人志愿者团队对选定的商店进行了调查。还向参与的店主或经理发放了问卷，以评估零售商对规范未成年人获取烟草的法律的了解情况。调查结果表明，未成年人在68%的尝试中能够成功购买香烟。此外，青少年性别、社区社会人口统计学特征和收银员特征与向未成年人销售香烟有关。对零售商问卷的分析表明，零售商知道购买香烟的法定年龄，但很少有人知道与向未成年人销售香烟相关的具体处罚。这些发现表明未成年人很容易获得香烟，并强调需要对零售商进行强化烟草销售教育以及加强对向未成年人销售香烟法律的执法力度。
