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ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
Volume 29, Issue 9, Pages 1799-1807Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.04.024
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cigarette excise tax; cigar use; tobacco products
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Objective: To determine whether cigarette smokers in New Jersey substituted cigars following a cigarette excise tax increase. Methods: We examined data from New Jersey's 2001 and 2002 Adult Tobacco Survey (NJATS). Adjusted odds ratios were generated for ever and current cigar use, controlling for demographics and cigarette smoking status. Results: Males, whites, ever cigarette smokers, and those with higher education reported greater ever and current cigar use in both years. The adjusted odds for cigar use among recent quitters were higher in 2002 than in 2001. Conclusions: When other tobacco products' excise taxes fail to keep pace with cigarettes, there is a real potential for product substitution. Cessation of all tobacco products is necessary for the best public health outcome. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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