A qualitative analysis of low income smokers’ responses to tobacco excise tax increases

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 37, Issue , 2016, Pages 82-89

  Hoek, Janet ^a   Smith, Katie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Low income smokers; Tobacco control; Tobacco excise tax

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXCISE TAX; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; POLICY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TAX; TOBACCO CONSUMPTION; YOUNG ADULT; COPING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SMOKING PREVENTION; SOCIAL ALIENATION; TOBACCO; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SMOKERS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING PREVENTION; SOCIAL ALIENATION; TAXES; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84988005847     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.08.010     Document Type: Article

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