Tobacco-21 laws and young adult smoking: quasi-experimental evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To estimate the impact of tobacco-21 laws on smoking among young adults who are likely to smoke, and consider potential social multiplier effects. Design Quasi-experimental, observational study using new 2016-17 survey data.

Setting

United States.

Participants/cases

A total of 1869 18-22-year-olds who have tried a combustible or electronic cigarette.

Intervention and comparators

Tobacco-21 laws raise the minimum legal sales age of cigarettes to 21 years. Logistic regressions compared the association between tobacco-21 laws and smoking among 18-20-year-olds with that for 21-22-year-olds. The older age group served as a comparison group that was not bound by these restrictions, but could have been affected by correlated factors. Age 16 peer and parental toba

SUBMITTER: Friedman AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7233410 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature