Table 3

Average number of menthol and non-menthol interior tobacco ads and exterior tobacco ads in intervention and comparison stores pre-policy versus post-policy (N=226)

Policy cityN
(total pairs)
Menthol tobacco adsP value*Non-menthol tobacco adsP value*
 Comparison cityPre-policyPost-policyPre-policyPost-policy
Interior ads
Duluth392.64 (2.49)0.10 (0.50)<0.0017.24 (7.12)15.03 (14.10)<0.001
 Mankato153.67 (2.38)5.07 (2.87)4.87 (3.38)11.60 (8.43)
 Winona134.00 (3.49)6.23 (4.66)6.38 (8.68)17.46 (14.55)
Falcon Heights36.33 (7.09)0.00 (NA)14.83 (12.85)18.50 (16.86)
Minneapolis455.10 (3.66)0.33 (0.69)<0.0017.74 (6.41)12.36 (9.69)0.001
 Brooklyn Park166.43 (4.42)6.97 (5.04)13.25 (9.28)16.31 (11.26)
 Maplewood146.64 (2.96)9.25 (3.44)11.6812.82
St. Paul497.10 (3.41)0.91 (2.61)<0.00110.60 (6.66)15.53 (9.40)<0.001
 Burnsville139.58 (5.24)7.62 (4.90)20.84 (10.25)20.62 (11.28)
 Fridley158.33 (4.50)9.27 (4.08)11.90 (6.38)9.87 (6.39)
Exterior ads
Duluth410.24 (0.66)0.00 (NA)0.0230.61 (1.45)1.05 (3.55)0.437
 Mankato140.64 (1.28)0.36 (1.08)0.36 (0.74)0.57 (1.02)
 Winona140.07 (0.27)0.29 (0.83)0.21 (0.43)0.21 (0.58)
Falcon Heights30.00 (NA)3.00 (5.20)2.67 (4.62)0.00 (NA)
Minneapolis440.30 (0.95)0.13 (0.31)0.2590.61 (1.14)0.62 (1.13)0.957
 Brooklyn Park160.34 (0.57)0.19 (0.40)1.00 (1.62)1.81 (3.19)
 Maplewood140.43 (0.76)0.50 (0.65)0.75 (1.16)2.07 (2.97)
St. Paul480.20 (0.76)0.05 (0.21)0.2121.93 (3.60)1.27 (1.77)0.094
 Burnsville130.40 (0.64)0.96 (2.36)2.21 (3.17)2.39 (2.42)
 Fridley150.33 (0.82)0.40 (0.91)3.33 (4.78)2.00 (2.39)
  • Cell entries are sample size (n) or mean (SD) of interior and exterior ads. Missing assessments for interior ads: Duluth (n=2), Winona (n=1) and Burnsville (n=1). Missing assessments for exterior ads: Mankato (n=1), Minneapolis (n=1), St. Paul (n=1) and Burnsville (n=1).

  • *Paired t-test.

  • NA, not applicable.