Urban-rural differences in tobacco product availability in food retailers, United States, 2017.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Tobacco use prevalence is higher in rural compared to urban settings, possibly due to differences in tobacco availability, including the option to purchase food and other essential items in stores that do not sell tobacco (tobacco-free food retailers). The goal of this research is to determine whether tobacco-free food retailer availability varies by urbanicity/rurality.

Methods

Using the 2017 National Establishment Time-Series database, we identified food retailers across all census tracts containing food retailers in the United States (n = 66,053). We used multivariable logistic and linear regression models to test whether tobacco-free food retailer availability varied across 4-levels of census tract urbanicity/rurality (urban, suburban, large town, and small town/

SUBMITTER: Reimold AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9755460 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature