Voorhees C C, Swank R T, Stillman F A, Harris D X, Watson H W, Becker D M
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Am J Public Health. 1997 Apr;87(4):652-4. doi: 10.2105/ajph.87.4.652.
This study documented illegal sales of cigarettes to minors in low-income African-American and White urban areas in East Baltimore.
Six youths, aged 14 through 16 years, were sent to a random sample of 83 corner stores to attempt to purchase cigarettes. The youths provided the investigators with data on merchant, store, and purchase characteristics.
The youths successfully purchased cigarettes in 85.5% of the stores; 58% of the stores displayed five or more cigarette advertisements outside their premises.
Cigarette sales to minors and associated advertising remain prevalent in this urban community.
本研究记录了巴尔的摩东部低收入非裔美国人和白人城市地区向未成年人非法销售香烟的情况。
六名年龄在14至16岁之间的青少年被派往83家街角商店的随机样本中尝试购买香烟。这些青少年向调查人员提供了有关商家、商店和购买特征的数据。
青少年在85.5%的商店成功购买到香烟；58%的商店在其店外展示了五个或更多的香烟广告。
在这个城市社区，向未成年人销售香烟及相关广告仍然很普遍。
