T. Stephens et al., THE RELATIONSHIP OF CIGARETTE PRICES AND NO-SMOKING BYLAWS TO THE PREVALENCE OF SMOKING IN CANADA, American journal of public health, 87(9), 1997, pp. 1519-1521
Objectives. The aim of this study was to analyze the association of ci
garette prices and no-smoking bylaws with the prevalence of smoking. M
ethods. Data on individual smoking status were taken from two national
household surveys in Canada. Current cigarette price, the 1-year and
10-year increase in price, and the extent of local restrictions on pub
lic smoking were added to the model. Logistic regression was used to e
stimate the odds of being a smoker. Results. The odds ratio for being
a smoker was 1.21 where no-smoking bylaws were relatively infrequent a
nd 1.26 when cigarettes were relatively inexpensive, after; adjusting
for individual age, sex, education, and marital status. Conclusions. B
oth cigarette prices and no-smoking bylaws are effective in controllin
g smoking;: either alone will likely have less impact than the two mea
sures together.