Changes in Retail Tobacco Product Availability Following a Chicago City Ordinance Restricting Sales of Menthol and Other Flavored Tobacco Products Near Schools

Background In April 2016, the City of Chicago implemented an ordinance restricting the sale of all flavored (including menthol) tobacco products (FTPs), including electronic cigarettes, at retailers located within 500 feet of any public, private, or alternative elementary, middle (“primary”), or hig...

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Published in:Health education & behavior 2023-10, Vol.50 (5), p.693-702
Main Authors: Slater, Sandy, Pugach, Oksana, Rogers, Todd, Barker, Dianne C., Ross, Ashley, Tworek, Cindy, Ridgeway, William, Dart, Leah, Engstrom, Martha C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Availability
Changes
Chicago
Cigarettes
Cigars
City ordinances
Commerce
Compliance (Legal)
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
Feet
Humans
Menthol
Merchandising
Nicotiana
Policy implementation
Program Effectiveness
Public Policy
Retail stores
Retailing
Sales
Schools
Smoking
Statistical analysis
Tobacco
Tobacco industry
Tobacco Products
Wave interaction
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Summary:Background In April 2016, the City of Chicago implemented an ordinance restricting the sale of all flavored (including menthol) tobacco products (FTPs), including electronic cigarettes, at retailers located within 500 feet of any public, private, or alternative elementary, middle (“primary”), or high (“secondary”) school. We examined changes in retail availability of FTPs from before to after policy implementation among policy-affected retailers compared with retailers not subject to the policy. Method Observational data were collected in June to September 2015 (Wave 1; pre-policy) and November to December 2016 (Wave 2; post-policy) from a panel of 194 randomly selected policy-area stores (located within 500 feet of a school), and a panel of 199 randomly selected comparison-area stores (located more than 500 feet from a school). Using generalized estimation equation regression, we assessed differences in FTP availability changes across study areas. Results We observed a statistically significant policy effect on FTP availability (Area × Wave interaction, p 
ISSN:1090-1981
1552-6127
DOI:10.1177/10901981231168872