Tax Incidence for Menthol Cigarettes Across Race: Evidence from Nielsen Homescan Data

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyunchul Kim ◽  
Dongwon Lee
Keyword(s):  
Tax Incidence ◽  
Menthol Cigarettes ◽  
Nielsen Homescan

scholarly journals Australian Smokers’ Sensory Experiences and Beliefs Associated with Menthol and Non-Menthol Cigarettes

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 5501
Author(s):  
Serafino Mancuso ◽  
Emily Brennan ◽  
Kimberley Dunstone ◽  
Amanda Vittiglia ◽  
Sarah Durkin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sensory Experience ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Sensory Experiences ◽  
Online Panel ◽  
Menthol Cigarettes ◽  
Sensory Effects ◽  
New Information ◽  
Level Of Risk

Many current smokers incorrectly believe that menthol cigarettes are less harmful, likely due to the biological and sensory effects of menthol, which can lead smokers to have favourable sensory experiences. In this study, we measured the extent to which Australian smokers associate certain sensory experiences with smoking menthol and non-menthol cigarettes, and their beliefs about how damaging and enjoyable they find cigarettes with each of these sensory experiences. A sample of 999 Australian 18–69-year-old weekly smokers was recruited from a non-probability online panel; this study focuses on the 245 respondents who currently smoked menthol cigarettes at least once per week. Current menthol smokers were four to nine times more likely to experience menthol rather than non-menthol cigarettes as having favourable sensory experiences, including feeling smooth, being soothing on the throat, fresh-tasting and clean-feeling. Menthol smokers perceived cigarettes with these favourable sensations as less damaging and more enjoyable than cigarettes with the opposite more aversive sensory experience. Efforts to correct these misperceptions about risk will likely require messages that provide new information to help smokers understand that these sensations do not indicate a lower level of risk. Banning menthol in tobacco products—as has recently been done in some nations—would also be a timely and justified strategy for protecting consumers.

A FRAMEWORK FOR INVESTIGATING THE TAX INCIDENCE EFFECTS OF PROPOSITION 13

1979 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-324
Author(s):  
LARRY J. KIMBELL ◽  
ANDRE SHIH ◽  
DAVID SHULMAN
Keyword(s):  
Tax Incidence ◽  
Proposition 13

A SIMPLIFIED EXPOSITION OF THE HARBERGER MODEL I: TAX INCIDENCE

1975 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
CHARLES E. McLURE, ◽  
WAYNE R. THIRSK
Keyword(s):  
Tax Incidence

scholarly journals Sociodemographic Patterns of Exclusive and Dual Use of ENDS and Menthol/Non-Menthol Cigarettes among US Youth (Ages 15–17) Using Two Nationally Representative Surveys (2013–2017)

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 7781
Author(s):  
Akash Patel ◽  
Jana L. Hirschtick ◽  
Steven Cook ◽  
Bukola Usidame ◽  
Ritesh Mistry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Household Income ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Tobacco Prevention ◽  
Dual Use ◽  
Parental Education Level ◽  
Menthol Cigarette ◽  
Menthol Cigarettes ◽  
Current Cigarette ◽  
Nationally Representative

The use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) among youth in the United States has increased rapidly in the past decade. Simultaneously, while youth cigarette smoking has declined considerably, youth are still more likely to use menthol cigarettes than any other age group. We used nationally representative data on 15–17-year-olds from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study and the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) (2013–2017) to better understand current cigarette (by menthol flavoring) and ENDS use in the US. We calculated weighted population prevalence estimates across years for multiple patterns of current cigarette and ENDS use (i.e., exclusive menthol cigarette, exclusive non-menthol cigarette, exclusive ENDS, dual ENDS and menthol cigarette, and dual ENDS and non-menthol cigarette) by sex, race/ethnicity, parental education level, household income, and homeownership. Overall, both exclusive menthol and non-menthol cigarette use declined from 2013–2017. Exclusive ENDS use increased, particularly among youth who were non-Hispanic White or had a higher socioeconomic status (measured by parental education, household income, and homeownership). Dual use of ENDS with either menthol or non-menthol cigarettes did not change significantly. Monitoring changes in these sociodemographic patterns will help inform future youth tobacco prevention strategies.

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