Figure 2.

The marginal effects of the association between poverty level and licensed tobacco retailer density on the prevalence of smoking, New York City. Data on tobacco retailers are from the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs, 2012.²¹ Data on poverty and smoking prevalence are from the 2011-2013 New York City Community Health Survey.²⁰ Low-level poverty was defined as the percentage of adults aged ≥18 who were living at <100% of the federal poverty level. High-level poverty was defined as the percentage of adults aged ≥18 who were living at ≥100% of the federal poverty level. A low density of licensed tobacco retailers was defined as <53 licensed tobacco retailers and a high density as >168 licensed tobacco retailers. P value for the interaction = .86.