EFFECT OF A BRIEF RETAILER INTERVENTION TO REDUCE THE SALE OF SINGLE CIGARETTES

Adult confederates visited 79 independent markets and liquor stores at tempting to purchase single cigarettes before and after a routine visi t by a county health department environmental health inspector, which included a review of the fact that the sale of single cigarettes was i llegal. The percent of stores that sold single cigarettes dropped from 34% before the visits to 10% after the visits.