State-Level Beer Excise Tax and Firearm Homicide in Adolescents and Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study sought to determine the association between changes in state-level beer excise tax and firearm homicide rates among individuals aged 15-34years.

Methods

A time series analysis with synthetic controls was conducted for the years 2003-2015. Exposed states changed the beer excise tax during the study period. Synthetic controls were weighted mimics that combined portions of unexposed states using state-year specific demographic and firearm covariates. Average annual incidence rate differences were calculated between each exposed state and its synthetic control. Alcohol taxes were available through the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and firearm homicide rates were obtained from theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention. States that

SUBMITTER: Tessler RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7912541 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature