|
The Impact of Tobacco Control Program Expenditures on Aggregate Cigarette Sales: 1981-1998 ABSTRACT Since the
1998 Master Settlement Agreement between the states and the
tobacco industry, states have unprecedented resources for
programs to reduce tobacco use. Decisions concerning the use
of these funds will, in part, be based on the experiences of
states with existing programs. We review the experiences of
several states that have adopted comprehensive tobacco
control programs. We also report estimates from econometric
analyses of the impact of tobacco control expenditures on
aggregate tobacco use in all states and in selected states
with comprehensive programs for the period from 1981 through
1998. Our analyses clearly show that increases in funding
for state tobacco control programs reduce tobacco use.
|