Single Cigar Price and Availability in Communities With and Without a Cigar Packaging and Pricing Regulation
PROGRAM EVALUATION BRIEF — Volume 16 — June 20, 2019
PEER REVIEWED
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Cigar use among high school youth and percentage of population covered by cigar packaging and pricing regulation (CPPR), Massachusetts, 1999–2017. Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.
| Variable | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current cigar use, % | 15.6 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 6.7 |
| Population covered by CPPR,% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7.9 | 37.4 | 44.6 |