Smoking initiation among youth: The role of cigarette excise taxes and prices by race/ethnicity and gender

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 560-567

  Nonnemaker, James M ^a   Farrelly, Matthew C ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

I18; State cigarette excise taxes; State cigarette prices; Youth smoking initiation

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; ETHNICITY; GENDER RELATIONS; PRICE DYNAMICS; RACE; SMOKING; TAX SYSTEM; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT SMOKING; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARKETING; NEGRO; RACE; SCHOOL CHILD; TAX;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; COMMERCE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TAXES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957915141     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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