State Cigarette Excise Taxes - United States, 2009

Increasing cigarette excise taxes is one of the most effective tobacco control policies because it directly increases cigarette prices, thereby reducing cigarette use and smoking-related death and disease. CDC reviewed survey data contained in a legislative database to identify cigarette excise tax...

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Published in:MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2010, Vol.59 (13), p.385
Main Authors: Debrot, K, Tynan, M, Francis, J, MacNeil, A
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Cigarettes
Mortality
Smoking cessation
State laws
Taxes
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Summary:Increasing cigarette excise taxes is one of the most effective tobacco control policies because it directly increases cigarette prices, thereby reducing cigarette use and smoking-related death and disease. CDC reviewed survey data contained in a legislative database to identify cigarette excise tax legislation that was enacted during 2009 by the 50 states and DC. State cigarette excise tax data for this report were obtained from CDC's State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation system database, which contains tobacco-related epidemiologic and economic data and information on state tobacco-related legislation.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X