title: Tobacco industry direct mail receipt and coupon use among young adult smokers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine young adult smokers' receipt of tobacco industry direct mail and use of coupons to purchase cigarettes.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 699 young adults from a 2011 national survey who reported smoking every day/some days provided self-report data on past-six month receipt of direct mail and past-six month use of coupons to purchase cigarettes. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to calculate adjusted odds of direct mail receipt and coupon use.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, 25.1% of young adult smokers reported receiving direct mail from a tobacco company and 24.2% had used a coupon to buy cigarettes in the past 6 months. Direct mail receipt and coupon use to purchase cigarettes were significantly higher among females, daily smokers, and whites. Nearly 70% of smokers who received direct mail had also used a coupon to purchase cigarettes in the preceding 6 months. Brand websites were the most commonly reported means of joining a direct mailing list.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study adds to limited research showing receipt of direct mail and use of price reducing coupons by young adults. Also, higher rates of direct mail receipt and coupon use among females suggest that these strategies may be especially effective in encouraging smoking in females.
authors.affiliation: Center for Tobacco Studies, Rutgers-School of Public Health, New Brunswick, NJ, USA. Electronic address: lewismj@sph.rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jane Lewis
authors.affiliation: Center for Tobacco Studies, Rutgers-School of Public Health, New Brunswick, NJ, USA. Electronic address: bovermi@sph.rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: Michelle T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Bover Manderski
authors.affiliation: Center for Tobacco Studies, Rutgers-School of Public Health, New Brunswick, NJ, USA. Electronic address: delnevo@sph.rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: Cristine D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Delnevo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000067088:Direct-to-Consumer Advertising / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D011177:Postal Service; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D019460:Tobacco Industry; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Marketing; Smoking; Tobacco control; Tobacco industry; Young adults