TABLE 2.
Time-Series Linear Regression Analysis of Cigarette Tax, Cigarette Price, and Other State-Level Factors Associated With Infant Mortality: United States, 1999–2010
| Population Overall | Non-Hispanic African American | Non-Hispanic White | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infant Deaths per 1000 Live Births (95% CI) | Infant Deaths per 1000 Live Births (95% CI) | Infant Deaths per 1000 Live Births (95% CI) | ||||
| Unadjusted | Adjusteda | Unadjusted | Adjusteda | Unadjusted | Adjusteda | |
| Cigarette tax increase, per dollar per pack | −0.41 (−0.49 to −0.32) | −0.19 (−0.33 to −0.05) | −1.17 (−1.45 to −0.88) | −0.46 (−0.90 to −0.01) | −0.36 (−0.44 to −0.28) | −0.21 (−0.33 to −0.08) |
| Cigarette price increase, per dollar per pack | −0.34 (−0.40 to −0.27) | −0.19 (−0.30 to −0.09) | −0.90 (−1.13 to −0.68) | −0.35 (−0.68 to −0.01) | −0.30 (−0.37 to −0.24) | −0.20 (−0.29 to −0.11) |
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Models adjusted for year, educational attainment, mean inflation-adjusted per-capita income, and state random effects.