Measuring statewide merchant compliance with tobacco minimum age laws: the Massachusetts experience
- 1 July 2001
- journal article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 91 (7), 1124-1125
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.91.7.1124
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated merchant compliance with laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco to minors in Massachusetts. METHODS: Stratified cluster sampling was used to select outlets from which youths aged 13 to 17 years attempted to purchase tobacco. RESULTS: Illegal sales were more common when the youth purchasing the tobacco was older, when the clerk was male, and when tobacco was obtained from a self-service display or unlocked vending machine. Failure to request proof of age was the strongest predictor of illegal sales. CONCLUSIONS: Measured compliance rates are strongly influenced by the age of the youths used to purchase tobacco.Keywords
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