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. 1999 Jul;89(7):1106-8.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.89.7.1106.

State and federal revenues from tobacco consumed by minors

J R DiFranza  1 , J J Librett
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State and federal revenues from tobacco consumed by minors

J R DiFranza et al. Am J Public Health. 1999 Jul.

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to estimate the value of cigarettes consumed in 1997 by youths younger than 18 years.

Methods: Price, population, and consumption data were used to compute conservative and comprehensive estimates, which were then averaged.

Results: An estimated 3.76 million daily smokers aged 12 through 17 years consume an estimated 924 million packs of cigarettes per year, generating $222 million in federal tax revenues, $293 million in state tax revenues, and $480 million in tobacco company profits, and producing a retail value of $1.86 billion.

Conclusions: The revenues from cigarettes smoked by youths could be used to enforce laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco to minors.

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