Area-level sociodemographic differences in tobacco availability examined with nationwide tobacco product retail licence data in Finland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Differences in tobacco retailer density between areas by sociodemographic composition have been observed. However, little research comes from European jurisdictions and from countries with a tobacco retail licensing system. In Finland, the system consists of criteria for retailers and supervision fees.

Methods

The tobacco product retail licence data and sociodemographic data were retrieved from corresponding Finnish authorities. Area-level tobacco availability was measured as the presence of a retailer and as the number of retailers per 1000 inhabitants by postcode area. Sociodemographic indicators included median income, percentage of inhabitants in the lowest income tertile, percentage of adults with higher education and unemployment rate. Analyses were based on

SUBMITTER: Patsi SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11671961 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature