Do Reductions in Access Influence Youth Smoking? - (con’t)
Altman et al., (1999)
- Two treatment towns, 3 year program of community and merchant education.
- % stores selling to minors dropped from 75% to 0% (2C towns 64% ? 39%)
- Only significant effects: 7th graders (not 9th or 11th)
- Seventh graders Es significantly less likely to use tobacco in the last 30 days (13.1% ? 12.6%)
- 7th grade C rates increased 15.6% ? 18.6%