title: The impact of state tobacco control program funding cuts on teens' exposure to tobacco control interventions: evidence from Florida.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Explore the impact of dramatic budget cuts to the Florida Tobacco Control Program (FTCP) on Florida teens' exposure to tobacco control interventions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Survey data on teens in Florida and a comparison sample of the remainder of the United States. Data were collected in six waves between 2002 and 2006, with three waves collected before and three waves collected after the FTCP budget cut in fiscal year (FY) 2004.
  
  
  METHODS
  Florida.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twelve- to 17-year-old teens in Florida and the remainder of the United States. Between spring 2002 and summer 2006, 7841 interviews of Florida teens and 10,875 interviews of teens in the remainder of the United States were conducted.
  
  
  METHODS
  Exposure to FTCP interventions, including tobacco countermarketing, school and community organizations, and in-school tobacco prevention curricula.
  
  
  METHODS
  Multivariable logistic regression models were used to test whether declines in Florida youth's exposure to FTCP interventions were associated with the FTCP budget cut.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Following the FY2004 FTCP budget cut, there were greater declines in teens' exposure to tobacco countermarketing campaigns in Florida compared with the remainder of the United States (odds ratio [OR]  =  .42; p < .001). The FY2004 budget cut also may have had an impact on exposure to in-school tobacco prevention curricula and school youth organizations (OR  =  .67; p < .001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Program budget cuts in Florida resulted in significant declines in exposure to some FTCP interventions (particularly tobacco countermarketing). Research on the correlates of smoking suggests that these budget cuts could have a significant impact on tobacco-related outcomes among teens.
authors.affiliation: Public Health and Policy Research Program, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA. kcdavis@rti.org
authors.forename: Kevin C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Crankshaw
authors.forename: Matthew C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Farrelly
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Niederdeppe
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002017:Budgets; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010565:Persuasive Communication; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012044:Regression Analysis; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013219:State Government