E-cigarette price sensitivity among middle- and high-school students: evidence from monitoring the future.

ABSTRACT: AIMS:We estimated associations between e-cigarette prices (both disposable and refill) and e-cigarette use among middle and high-school students in the United States. We also estimated associations between cigarette prices and e-cigarette use. DESIGN:We used regression models to estimate the associations between e-cigarette and cigarette prices and e-cigarette use. In our regression models, we exploited changes in e-cigarette and cigarette prices across four periods of time and across 50 markets. We report the associations as price elasticities. In our primary model, we controlled for socio-demographic characteristics, cigarette prices, tobacco control policies, market fixed effects and year-quarter fixed effects. SETTING:United States of America. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 24 370 middle- and

SUBMITTER: Pesko MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5895490 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature