Trends in the Use of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products, 2000-2007
- Gregory N. Connolly, DMD, MPH;
- Hillel R. Alpert, ScM, BSc halpert@hsph.harvard.eduHarvard School of Public HealthDivision of Public Health PracticeTobacco Control Research ProgramBoston, Massachusetts
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- KEYWORDS:
- LEGISLATION
- PUBLIC HEALTH
- SMOKING
- TAXES
- TOBACCO
To the Editor: Since 1998, US cigarette sales have declined by approximately 2% per year.1,2 We assessed whether recent declines may be offset in part by an increase in use of other tobacco products.
Methods
Taxable removals (actual sales) of cigarettes (including bidis), small cigars, and roll-your-own tobacco were obtained from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau3 and for moist snuff from the US Department of Agriculture4 for years 2000 through 2007 based on monthly and quarterly filings by the tobacco companies, respectively. State and federal tax rates and weighted mean cigarette prices were obtained from The Tax Burden on Tobacco. 2
Cigarette pack equivalents (CPEs) were estimated for other tobacco product sales. A package of 20 small cigars shares the same size, shape, and weight as a pack of 20 cigarettes and was considered equivalent. Roll-your-own tobacco CPEs were based on weight (14.6 …
