CIGARETTE QUITLINES, TAXES, AND OTHER TOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES: A STATE-LEVEL ANALYSIS
Friday, June 8, 2012
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
Health
Econ. 2012 May 22. doi:
10.1002/hec.2846. [Epub ahead of print]
Brown
HS, Karson
S.
Abstract
This paper estimates
monthly quitline calls using panel data at the state level from January 2005 to
June 2010. Calls to state quitline numbers (or 1-800-QUITNOW) were measured per
million adult smokers in each state. The policies considered include excise
taxes, workplace and public smoking bans, and a
Peter Jennings television-based program warning of the health risks of smoking. We found that people anticipating increases in
prices begin attempting to quit by calling quitlines. Finally, the Peter
Jennings media campaign was highly correlated with quitline calls.
Full Article: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hec.2846/abstract
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