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. 2016 Jan 29;6(1):e008813.
doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008813.

Trends in market share of leading cigarette brands in the USA: national survey on drug use and health 2002-2013

Anushree Sharma  1 , Brian V Fix  1 , Cristine Delnevo  2 , K Michael Cummings  3 , Richard J O'Connor  1
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Trends in market share of leading cigarette brands in the USA: national survey on drug use and health 2002-2013

Anushree Sharma et al. BMJ Open. .

Abstract

Objectives: The main objective of this study is to examine trends in market share for leading cigarette brands, both before (2002-2008) and after (2009-2013) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation of tobacco products.Design Data come from the annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health from 2002 through 2013. Descriptive statistics, cross tabulations, and logistic regression were employed. Data were weighted to the US population and adjusted for cigarette consumption. Our analysis is restricted to 164,343 current cigarette smokers who were at least 12 years of age or older, had smoked at least one cigarette in the 30 days prior to the survey, and reported a usual cigarette brand at the time of the survey.

Results: Over 12 years, 14 brands comprised over 77% of the cigarette market. Marlboro consistently held over 38% of the market. Newport held the second highest market share, and increased from 7.2% in 2002 to 10.9% by 2013. Market share of Pall Mall grew by over 400% (1.7% in 2002 vs 8.9% in 2013), likely aided by the 2009 Federal excise tax increase. No clear associations of changes in market share with the implementation of FDA's regulatory authority over tobacco in 2009 were noted.

Conclusions: Tracking market share trends offers clues about brand marketing changing preferences of consumers. Rapidly growing cigarette brands should be monitored to determine if specific marketing practices or design changes are drivers, as these could represent public health concerns. Monitoring trends in cigarette market share could inform regulatory decision-making efforts related to marketing and advertising.

Keywords: EPIDEMIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH.

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