Retailer Compliance as a Predictor of Youth Smoking Participant and Consumption

Autor/inn/en	Ahmed, Rashid; Diener, Alan; Bahri, Saad
Titel	Retailer Compliance as a Predictor of Youth Smoking Participant and Consumption
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 89 (2019) 2, S.115-123 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ahmed, Rashid)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12719
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Retailing; Compliance (Legal); Smoking; Youth; Predictor Variables; Substance Abuse; Federal Legislation; Laws; Costs; Prevention; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Warenwirtschaft; Rauchen; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Prädiktor; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Bundesrecht; Law; Recht; Cost; Kosten; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Kanada
Abstract	Background: Ninety percent of smokers report having their first whole cigarette before the age of 19. Policies, such as youth access laws, are essential to prevent youth from becoming future smokers. In Canada, the Tobacco Act prohibits retailers from furnishing tobacco products to individuals under the age of 18. These laws can only be effective when retailers comply with them. This paper investigates the effect of retailer compliance on youth smoking behavior. Methods: Data on individual smoking behavior in conjunction with provincial retailer compliance rates and cigarette prices for the years 1999-2005 were employed to examine the effects of retailer compliance on youth smoking participation and consumption. Results: Both price and retailer compliance were significant predictors of smoking participation. A large portion of participants endorsed obtaining their cigarettes through social means. Price elasticity of demand for the overall sample was estimated to be -0.54. Conclusions: Consistent with previous literature, our results found that retailer compliance is an essential component to the successful implementation of youth access laws. Given that youth access laws and retailer compliance did not quell social access to cigarettes, there is an apparent need within schools and communities to reduce the social sale of tobacco products. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01