Table 1.
Policy characteristics of 30 Nielsen C-track markets, 2005–2010.
| Policy Measure | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | |
| MST excise tax, ad valorem (% of price) a | 27.84 | 21.32 | 27.52 | 20.96 | 26.99 | 21.07 | 26.56 | 20.88 | 28.84 | 26.62 | 25.81 | 28.81 |
| MST excise tax, weight (cents) b | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.03 | $0.07 | $0.04 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.28 | $0.27 | $0.55 |
| Pop. covered by 100% smoke-free air laws (%) | 9.8% | 22.0% | 17.9% | 30.8% | 27.9% | 35.6% | 32.3% | 37.2% | 35.1% | 38.4% | 39.3% | 40.1% |
| Cigarette excise tax (dollars) | $0.90 | $0.58 | $0.88 | $0.58 | $0.99 | $0.58 | $0.98 | $0.61 | $1.10 | $0.61 | $1.19 | $0.70 |
| Per capita TC program expenditures (dollars) c | 2.21 | 1.86 | 2.27 | 2.00 | 2.12 | 1.79 | 2.47 | 1.61 | 2.25 | 1.67 | 1.98 | 1.60 |
MST = Moist Snuff; TC= tobacco control. Note: Values reflect the mean across all product-market observations; dollars indexed to 2010 to adjust for inflation; a Averages calculated only for markets with an ad valorem MST excise tax; b Averages calculated only for markets with a weight-based MST excise tax; c Per population capita calculated at the market population level.