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Tobacco outlet density and social disadvantage in New South Wales, Australia
  1. James Kite1,
  2. Chris Rissel2,
  3. Mark Greenaway2,
  4. Kelly Willliams3
  1. 1Cancer Prevention Division, Cancer Institute NSW, Alexandria, New South Wales, Australia
  2. 2Prevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
  3. 3Cancer Council NSW, Woolloomooloo, New South Wales Australia
  1. Correspondence to James Kite, Cancer Prevention Division, Cancer Institute NSW, Postal address: PO Box 41, Alexandria, NSW 1435, Australia; James.kite{at}cancerinstitute.org.au
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050648

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    There is evidence to suggest a possible association between ease of access to tobacco and uptake of smoking,1 ,2 and the likelihood of cessation.3 A recent analysis of tobacco outlet density (TOD) in the USA found that TOD was higher in areas where a higher proportion of Hispanics and African–Americans live, and in areas where a higher proportion of families live in poverty.4 The authors concluded that higher TOD may contribute to disparities in smoking prevalence. This sort of evidence has led to proposals that control of TOD be considered in tobacco control efforts.5 ,6

    In the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), a requirement to notify the state government of intention to sell tobacco products became mandatory under the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008. The notification data was then acquired by the Cancer Council NSW under a Government Information (Public Access) request in 2011. Using these data, we aimed to examine …

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