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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs)
Point of Purchase Tobacco Environments and Variation by Store Type—United States, 1999
March 8, 2002 / Vol. 51 / No. 9
MMWR Introduction
The March 8, 2002, issue of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
contains a report entitled, "Point of Purchase Tobacco Environments and
Variation by Store Type—United States, 1999." The report indicates
that despite restrictions on some tobacco advertising, more than 90%
of retail stores that sell tobacco products had some form of tobacco
advertising including interior and exterior advertisements; self-service
pack placement; multi-pack discounts; tobacco vending machines; and tobacco-branded functional objects
such as shopping carts, counter mats.
Convenience, convenience/gas, and liquor stores were most likely to have
"tobacco friendly" environments (i.e., environments within which
patrons would be exposed to high tobacco advertisement, promotional, and
functional object levels.) Prior research indicates 75% of teenagers shop
at convenience or convenience/gas stores at least once per week where they
are exposed to high levels of tobacco marketing.
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