Table 4

Cigarette sales rates by purchase attempt circumstances (cases where clerk asked for proof of age)

Attempts (n)Sales rate (%)
*p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.
Total939 7.1
Sex of minor
    Male809 8.2**
    Female130 0.8**
Age of minor (years)
    14164 1.2***
    15464 6.9
    16144 8.3
    1716712.6**
Time of day
    am449 5.1*
    pm489 9.0*
Day of week
    Sunday57 7.0
    Monday5012.0
    Tuesday9311.8
    Thursday4517.8**
    Friday53 1.9
    Saturday641 5.8*
County (coded)
    A14813.3
    B85 3.5**
    C224 7.6**
    D392 8.7**
    E10828.7***
    F13126.0***
Sex of clerk
    Female513 8.2
    Male426 4.9
Age of clerk (years)
    <30293 9.9
    30–50457 5.5
    >50189 6.9
ID assignment
    No ID462 2.0***
    ID47712.2***