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Measuring statewide merchant compliance with tobacco minimum age laws: the Massachusetts experience.
Am J Public Health
; 91(7): 1124-5, 2001 Jul.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11441743
RESUMEN
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated merchant compliance with laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco to minors in Massachusetts. METHODS: Stratified cluster sampling was used to select outlets from which youths aged 13 to 17 years attempted to purchase tobacco. RESULTS: Illegal sales were more common when the youth purchasing the tobacco was older, when the clerk was male, and when tobacco was obtained from a self-service display or unlocked vending machine. Failure to request proof of age was the strongest predictor of illegal sales. CONCLUSIONS: Measured compliance rates are strongly influenced by the age of the youths used to purchase tobacco.
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Comercio/legislación & jurisprudencia , Comercio/estadística & datos numéricos , Comercialización de los Servicios de Salud/legislación & jurisprudencia , Comercialización de los Servicios de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos , Nicotiana , Plantas Tóxicas , Adolescente , Factores de Edad , Distribución de Chi-Cuadrado , Análisis por Conglomerados , Femenino , Humanos , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Massachusetts , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Factores Sexuales , Fumar/legislación & jurisprudencia , Prevención del Hábito de Fumar
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Am J Public Health
; 88(7): 1100-1, 1998 Jul.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9663163