Cigarette purchasing behaviors and financial burden of cigarette spending after a major tobacco tax increase in California: A descriptive analysis of household panel data.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the longitudinal patterns in cigarette purchasing behaviors and financial burden of cigarette spending among California households following the implementation of Proposition 56, which increased cigarette excise taxes by $2-per-pack in April 2017.

Methods

Using longitudinal NielsenIQ Consumer Panel data, we identified a cohort of 2324 California households that participated continuously from 2016 through 2022. We compared outcomes - cigarette purchasing behaviors and financial burden of cigarette spending - from the 2016 baseline to each follow-up year and the 5-year average during 2018-2022 (post-implementation), both overall and by income group.

Results

In 2016, 10.6 % of California households purchased cigarettes; this percentage declined stead

SUBMITTER: Gu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12808600 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature