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The Role of Marketing Practices and Tobacco Control Initiatives on Smokeless Tobacco Sales, 2005–2010

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  • Mary Hrywna

    (Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies, New Brunswick, NJ 08091, USA
    Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy, Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
    Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08091, USA)

  • Irina B. Grafova

    (Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies, New Brunswick, NJ 08091, USA
    Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy, Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA)

  • Cristine D. Delnevo

    (Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies, New Brunswick, NJ 08091, USA
    Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy, Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
    Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08091, USA)

Abstract

Background: Little is known about how policies and industry activities impact smokeless tobacco demand. We examined how tobacco control policies and retail promotion may affect smokeless tobacco sales. Methods: We used Nielsen market-level retail scanner data for smokeless tobacco sales in convenience stores in 30 US regions from 2005 to 2010. Tobacco policy variables, including excise taxes, state tobacco control program expenditures, and clean indoor air laws, were merged to Nielsen markets. We estimated regression models for per capita unit sales. Results: Higher cigarette tax was significantly associated with lower sales volume of smokeless tobacco. Sales of smokeless tobacco in markets with a weight-based SLT excise tax were higher than in markets with an ad valorem tax. A higher average product price was associated with decreased sales overall but results varied by package quantity and brand. Conclusions: This study observed that smokeless tobacco products were both complements and substitutes to cigarettes. Thus, smokeless tobacco may act as complements for some population segments and substitutes for others. A weight-based tax generally favors premium smokeless tobacco products.

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  • Mary Hrywna & Irina B. Grafova & Cristine D. Delnevo, 2019. "The Role of Marketing Practices and Tobacco Control Initiatives on Smokeless Tobacco Sales, 2005–2010," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(19), pages 1-15, September.
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