Cigarette acquisition and proof of age among US high school students who smoke
Cigarette acquisition and proof of age among US high school students who smoke
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DOI:
10.1136/tc.11.1.20
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发表时间:
2002-03-01
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影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
Crossett, LS
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作者:
Jones, SE;Sharp, DJ;Crossett, LS
Objective: To determine how US high school students who are under 18 years of age and who smoke obtain their cigarettes and whether they are asked for proof of age.Design and setting: Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 1995, 1997, and 1999 national Youth Risk Behavior Surveys which employed national probability samples of students in grades 9-12 (ages 14-18 years).Main outcome measures: Associations of usual source of cigarettes and request for proof of age with variables such as sex, race/ethnicity, grade, and frequency of smoking.Results: In 1999, among current smokers under age 18 years, 23.5% (95% confidence interval (0), -4.5% to +4.5%) usually purchased their cigarettes in a store; among these students, 69.6% (95% Cl -5.7% to +5.7%) were not asked to show proof of age. As days of past month smoking increased, reliance on buying cigarettes in a store (p < 0.001) and giving someone else money to buy cigarettes (p < 0 001) increased, and usually borrowing cigarettes decreased (p < 0.001). From 1995 relying on store purchases significantly decreased (from 38.7% (95% Cl -4.6% to +4.6%) to 23.5% (95% Cl -4.5% to +4.5%)); usually giving someone else money to buy cigarettes significantly increased (from 15.8% (95% Cl -3.6% to +3.6%) to 29.9% (95% Cl -4.5% to +4.5%)).Conclusions: Stricter enforcement of tobacco access laws is needed to support other community and school efforts to reduce tobacco use among youth. Furthermore, effective interventions to reduce non-commercial sources of tobacco, including social, need to be developed and implemented.