Tobacco minimum packaging policy to reduce cigarillo use among young people: results of an experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The Food and Drug Administration has the authority to set a minimum for cigar pack size, a product feature linked to price. This study examined the effects of cigarillo package size and price on young adults' smoking and purchase intentions.

Design

Young adults (n=1032) 18-30 years old who smoked cigarillos in the past 12 months completed an online 3×2 within-subjects experiment testing the effects of cigarillo pack size (1, 2, 5) and price (actual price, standardised price per stick) on intentions to purchase and smoke cigarillos. We modelled the main effects and interactions of pack size and price on intentions to buy and smoke cigarillos overall and by cigarillo use frequency.

Results

Intentions to buy and smoke were strongest for lower priced singles and

SUBMITTER: Mays D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9840711 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature