The relationship of cigarette prices and no-smoking bylaws to the prevalence of smoking in Canada.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to analyze the association of cigarette prices and no-smoking bylaws with the prevalence of smoking.


METHODS
Data on individual smoking status were taken from two national household surveys in Canada. Current cigarette price, the 1-year and 10-year increase in price, and the extent of local restrictions on public smoking were added to the model. Logistic regression was used to estimate the odds of being a smoker.


RESULTS
The odds ratio for being a smoker was 1.21 where no-smoking by-laws were relatively infrequent and 1.26 when cigarettes were relatively inexpensive, after adjusting for individual age, sex, education, and marital status.


CONCLUSIONS
Both cigarette prices and no-smoking bylaws are effective in controlling smoking; either alone will likely have less impact than the two measures together.
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Thomas Stephens and Associates, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012907:Smoking / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence