title: Cigarette price variation around high schools: evidence from Washington DC.
abstract: This study examines lowest cigarette prices in all tobacco retail outlets in Washington D.C. (n=750) in relation to the type and number of high schools nearby, controlling for confounders. The lowest overall and Newport menthol prices were significantly lower at outlets near public non-charter and charter schools compared with outlets near private schools. Given higher smoking prevalence and more price-sensitive youth subgroups in U.S. public schools, exposure to low prices may contribute to tobacco-related health disparities in minority and low-income populations. Tobacco taxes combined with policies to minimize the increasing use of price as a marketing tool are critical.
authors.affiliation: Department of Research and Evaluation, Legacy, Washington, DC, USA; Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: jcantrell@legacyforhealth.org.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cantrell
authors.affiliation: Department of Research and Evaluation, Legacy, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Ollie
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ganz
authors.affiliation: Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies, Legacy, Washington, DC, USA; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anesetti-Rothermel
authors.affiliation: Moffitt Cancer Center, Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Tampa, FL (current affiliation); Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (affiliation at the time the article was written).
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Harrell
authors.affiliation: Department of Research and Evaluation, Legacy, Washington, DC, USA; Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kreslake
authors.affiliation: Department of Research and Evaluation, Legacy, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Haijun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA; Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies, Legacy, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.affiliation: Department of Research and Evaluation, Legacy, Washington, DC, USA; Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vallone
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA; Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies, Legacy, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Kirchner
mesh_terms: D004219:District of Columbia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012574:Schools; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D062789:Tobacco Products / Q000191:economics*
keywords: Schools; Tobacco control; Tobacco industry marketing; Tobacco pricing; Youth tobacco use