Descriptive Statistics of pre–post compliance with NYC minimum age sales and minimum purchase price law provisions by retailer type and city borough
| Pre-Tobacco 21 law (n=421)* | Post-Tobacco 21 and new minimum purchase price laws (n=404)† | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | ID check performed % | Pack sold at ≥legal min price % | Average pack price (SD) | N | ID check performed % | Pack sold ≥legal min price % | Legal age (21) sign displayed % | Tax stamp sign displayed % | Full compliance (4/4 laws) % | Average pack price (SD) | |
| Total | 421 | 71 | 96.9 | $12.47 (0.94) | 404 | 61.4 | 92.1 | 87.1 | 69.6 | 46.5 | $12.27 (1.21) |
| By retailer type | |||||||||||
| Independent | 271 | 62.9 | 95.9 | $12.47 (1.02) | 280 | 53.1 | 88.9 | 84.2 | 62.0 | 36.6 | $12.15 (1.39) |
| Chain | 150 | 86 | 98.7 | $12.47 (0.78) | 124 | 80.0 | 99.2 | 93.6 | 86.4 | 68.8 | $12.53 (0.60) |
| By borough | |||||||||||
| Manhattan | 93 | 70 | 100 | $13.04 (0.82) | 97 | 55.7 | 94.9 | 88.7 | 68.0 | 41.2 | $12.84 (1.19) |
| Bronx | 87 | 71.9 | 95.4 | $11.95 (0.89) | 94 | 50.5 | 87.1 | 89.3 | 71.0 | 39.8 | $11.94 (1.40) |
| Brooklyn | 90 | 77 | 96.7 | $12.46 (0.84) | 73 | 46.1 | 82.9 | 88.2 | 63.2 | 35.5 | $11.71 (1.45) |
| Queens | 99 | 60 | 98 | $12.49 (0.70) | 90 | 74.2 | 98.9 | 86.5 | 74.2 | 56.2 | $12.28 (0.58) |
| Staten Island | 52 | 82.7 | 92.3 | $12.34 (1.23) | 50 | 93.9 | 98.0 | 79.6 | 71.4 | 69.4 | $12.61 (0.57) |
Source: Author's calculations of study data.
*Previously reported in Silver et al, Compliance with minimum price and legal age for cigarette purchase laws: evidence from NYC in advance of raising purchase age to 21, Tobacco Control (2015).
†Note 3 cases had missing data on one or more compliance measures post-Tobacco 21.
NYC, New York City.