Table 1

Percentage of packs of cigarettes sold to minors over time

Time 1 August 1994 Time 2 August 1995 Time 3 August 1996 Time 4 March 1998 Time 5 January 1999 χ2 Analyses of differences by time period
41.2%32.3%34.7%12.7%15.2%Time 1 > 2 = 3 > 4 = 5
  • Overall χ2 (df 4) = 197.44, p = 0.0005; time 1 v time 2 χ2 (df 1) = 5.85, p = 0.016; time 2v time 3 χ2 (df 1)= 0.38, p = 0.54; time 2 v time 4 χ2 (df 1) = 56.02, p = 0.0005; time 4v time 5 χ2 (df 1)= 2.10, p = 0.15.