African Americans' Attitudes Toward Cigarette Excise Taxes

Overview

Journal Am J Public Health

Specialty Public Health

Date 2003 May 2

PMID 12721152

Citations 7

Authors

Gary King

Robyn K Mallett

Lynn T Kozlowski

Robert B Bendel

Affiliations

Soon will be listed here.

Abstract

Objectives: This study examined African Americans' opinions regarding cigarette excise taxes and other tobacco control issues.

Methods: A stratified cluster sample of US congressional districts represented by African Americans was selected. African Americans from 10 districts were interviewed.

Results: Forty-seven percent of respondents stated that taxes on tobacco products should be increased, whereas about 30% believed that they should be reduced. Almost 75% disagreed that raising taxes on tobacco products is unfair to African Americans, and 57.9% reported that they would not be opposed to increasing taxes on cigarettes even if low-income smokers would be hit the hardest.

Conclusions: The present results indicate substantial support for cigarette excise taxes among African Americans.

Citing Articles

Perceptions of Tobacco Price Policy among Students from Sapienza University of Rome: Can This Policy Mitigate Smoking Addiction and Its Health Impacts?.

Antinozzi M, Caminada S, Amendola M, Cammalleri V, Dorelli B, Giffi M Healthcare (Basel). 2024; 12(9).

PMID: 38727502 PMC: 11083090. DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12090944.

Public Support for Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Point-of-Sale Provisions: Results of a National Study.

Rose S, Emery S, Ennett S, McNaughton Reyes H, Scott J, Ribisl K Am J Public Health. 2015; 105(10):e60-7.

PMID: 26270303 PMC: 4566565. DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302751.

Unhealthy partnerships: the tobacco industry and African American and Latino labor organizations.

Raebeck A, Campbell R, Balbach E J Immigr Minor Health. 2009; 12(2):228-33.

PMID: 19579065 DOI: 10.1007/s10903-009-9269-0.

The $5 man: the underground economic response to a large cigarette tax increase in New York City.

Shelley D, Cantrell M, Moon-Howard J, Ramjohn D, VanDevanter N Am J Public Health. 2007; 97(8):1483-8.

PMID: 17600270 PMC: 1931477. DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.079921.

Concordance rates for smoking among African-American twins.

Whitfield K, King G, Moller S, Edwards C, Nelson T, Vandenbergh D J Natl Med Assoc. 2007; 99(3):213-7.

PMID: 17393944 PMC: 2569616.

References

Evans W, Farrelly M . The compensating behavior of smokers: taxes, tar, and nicotine. Rand J Econ. 2002; 29(3):578-95. View

. Response to increases in cigarette prices by race/ethnicity, income, and age groups--United States, 1976-1993. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1998; 47(29):605-9. View

Royce J, Hymowitz N, Corbett K, Hartwell T, Orlandi M . Smoking cessation factors among African Americans and whites. COMMIT Research Group. Am J Public Health. 1993; 83(2):220-6. PMC: 1694582. DOI: 10.2105/ajph.83.2.220. View

Zhang P, Husten C, Giovino G . Effect of the tobacco price support program on cigarette consumption in the United States: an updated model. Am J Public Health. 2000; 90(5):746-50. PMC: 1446233. DOI: 10.2105/ajph.90.5.746. View

Faulkner D, Escobedo L, Zhu B, Chrismon J, Merritt R . Race and the incidence of cigarette smoking among adolescents in the United States. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1996; 88(16):1158-60. DOI: 10.1093/jnci/88.16.1158. View

. Cigarette smoking among adults--United States, 2000. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2002; 51(29):642-5. View

. Cigarette smoking before and after an excise tax increase and an antismoking campaign--Massachusetts, 1990-1996. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1996; 45(44):966-70. View

. Medical-care expenditures attributable to cigarette smoking--United States, 1993. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1994; 43(26):469-72. View

. Tobacco use among U.S. racial/ethnic minority groups--African Americans, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Hispanics. A Report of the Surgeon General. Executive summary. MMWR Recomm Rep. 1998; 47(RR-18):v-xv, 1-16. View

10.

Yerger V, Malone R . African American leadership groups: smoking with the enemy. Tob Control. 2002; 11(4):336-45. PMC: 1747674. DOI: 10.1136/tc.11.4.336. View

11.

Marsh A . Tax and spend: a policy to help poor smokers. Tob Control. 1997; 6(1):5-6. View

12.

Patrick D, Cheadle A, Thompson D, Diehr P, Koepsell T, Kinne S . The validity of self-reported smoking: a review and meta-analysis. Am J Public Health. 1994; 84(7):1086-93. PMC: 1614767. DOI: 10.2105/ajph.84.7.1086. View

13.

Klonoff E, Fritz J, Landrine H, RIDDLE R . The problem and sociocultural context of single-cigarette sales. JAMA. 1994; 271(8):618-20. View

14.

Pavlik V, Hyman D, VALLBONA C, Dunn J, Louis K, Dewey C . Response rates to random digit dialing for recruiting participants to an onsite health study. Public Health Rep. 1996; 111(5):444-50. PMC: 1381790. View

15.

Kristal A, White E, Davis J, Corycell G, Raghunathan T, Kinne S . Effects of enhanced calling efforts on response rates, estimates of health behavior, and costs in a telephone health survey using random-digit dialing. Public Health Rep. 1993; 108(3):372-9. PMC: 1403389. View

16.

Pederson L, Ahluwalia J, Harris K, McGrady G . Smoking cessation among African Americans: what we know and do not know about interventions and self-quitting. Prev Med. 2000; 31(1):23-38. DOI: 10.1006/pmed.2000.0669. View

17.

King G, Bendel R, Delaronde S . Social heterogeneity in smoking among African Americans. Am J Public Health. 1998; 88(7):1081-5. PMC: 1508246. DOI: 10.2105/ajph.88.7.1081. View

18.

Ashley M, Bull S, Pederson L . Support among smokers and nonsmokers for restrictions on smoking. Am J Prev Med. 1995; 11(5):283-7. View

19.

Lewit E, Hyland A, Kerrebrock N, Cummings K . Price, public policy, and smoking in young people. Tob Control. 1997; 6 Suppl 2:S17-24. PMC: 1766216. DOI: 10.1136/tc.6.suppl_2.s17. View

20.

Boyd N, Sutton C, Orleans C, McClatchey M, Bingler R, Fleisher L . Quit Today! A targeted communications campaign to increase use of the cancer information service by African American smokers. Prev Med. 1998; 27(5 Pt 2):S50-60. DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1998.0383. View