Point-of-Sale Tobacco Marketing to Youth in New York State

Elizabeth Needham Waddell, Rachel Sacks, Shannon M. Farley, Michael Johns

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Abstract

Purpose To assess youth exposure to menthol versus nonmenthol cigarette advertising, we examined whether menthol cigarette promotions are more likely in neighborhoods with relatively high youth populations. Methods We linked 2011 New York State Retail Advertising Tobacco Survey observational data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey demographic data. Multivariable models assessed the relationship between neighborhood youth population and point-of-sale cigarette promotions for three brands of cigarettes, adjusting for neighborhood demographic characteristics including race/ethnicity and poverty. Results Menthol cigarette point-of-sale marketing was more likely in neighborhoods with higher proportions of youth, adjusting for presence of nonmenthol brand marketing, neighborhood race/ethnicity, neighborhood poverty, and urban geography. Conclusions Data from the 2011 Retail Advertising Tobacco Study linked to block level census data clearly indicate that price reduction promotions for menthol cigarettes are disproportionately targeted to youth markets in New York State.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)365-367
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Adolescent Health
Volume59
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2016

Keywords

  • Advertising and promotion
  • Disparities
  • Surveillance and monitoring

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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