Abstract
This study assessed the geographic association between tobacco outlet density and three demographic correlates - income, race, and ethnicity - at the tract level of analysis for one county in the Midwestern United States. Data for residential census tracts in a Midwestern U.S. county were derived from year 2003 licenses for 474 tobacco outlets. Demographic variables were based on 2000 census data. Census tracts with lower median household income, higher percent of African American residents, and higher percent of Latinos residents had greater density of tobacco selling retail outlets. Areas characterized by lower income and disproportionately more African Americans and Latinos have greater physical access to tobacco products. Physical access to tobacco is a critical public-health issue because, given that smokers have been shown to be price sensitive, lowering access costs (e.g., reduced travel time) is likely to increase consumption. Findings also suggest the need for structural or environmental interventions, i.e., tobacco outlet zoning laws, to mitigate the health consequences associated with tobacco use in certain populations and geographic regions.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 319-325 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Prevention Science |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Dec 2005 |
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Keywords
- Environmentally based interventions
- Health disparities
- Tobacco outlet density
- Tobacco policy
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Tobacco outlet density and demographics at the tract level of analysis in Iowa : Implications for environmentally based prevention initiatives. / Schneider, John E.; Reid, Robert; Peterson, N. Andrew; Lowe, John B.; Hughey, Joseph.
In: Prevention Science, Vol. 6, No. 4, 01.12.2005, p. 319-325.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Tobacco outlet density and demographics at the tract level of analysis in Iowa
T2 - Implications for environmentally based prevention initiatives
AU - Schneider, John E.
AU - Reid, Robert
AU - Peterson, N. Andrew
AU - Lowe, John B.
AU - Hughey, Joseph
PY - 2005/12/1
Y1 - 2005/12/1
N2 - This study assessed the geographic association between tobacco outlet density and three demographic correlates - income, race, and ethnicity - at the tract level of analysis for one county in the Midwestern United States. Data for residential census tracts in a Midwestern U.S. county were derived from year 2003 licenses for 474 tobacco outlets. Demographic variables were based on 2000 census data. Census tracts with lower median household income, higher percent of African American residents, and higher percent of Latinos residents had greater density of tobacco selling retail outlets. Areas characterized by lower income and disproportionately more African Americans and Latinos have greater physical access to tobacco products. Physical access to tobacco is a critical public-health issue because, given that smokers have been shown to be price sensitive, lowering access costs (e.g., reduced travel time) is likely to increase consumption. Findings also suggest the need for structural or environmental interventions, i.e., tobacco outlet zoning laws, to mitigate the health consequences associated with tobacco use in certain populations and geographic regions.
AB - This study assessed the geographic association between tobacco outlet density and three demographic correlates - income, race, and ethnicity - at the tract level of analysis for one county in the Midwestern United States. Data for residential census tracts in a Midwestern U.S. county were derived from year 2003 licenses for 474 tobacco outlets. Demographic variables were based on 2000 census data. Census tracts with lower median household income, higher percent of African American residents, and higher percent of Latinos residents had greater density of tobacco selling retail outlets. Areas characterized by lower income and disproportionately more African Americans and Latinos have greater physical access to tobacco products. Physical access to tobacco is a critical public-health issue because, given that smokers have been shown to be price sensitive, lowering access costs (e.g., reduced travel time) is likely to increase consumption. Findings also suggest the need for structural or environmental interventions, i.e., tobacco outlet zoning laws, to mitigate the health consequences associated with tobacco use in certain populations and geographic regions.
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KW - Health disparities
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