Retailers that Sold Tobacco to Underage Youth and Young Adults

This dataset includes two data tables that contain the percentage of licensed tobacco retailers that sold tobacco to underage youth and young adults: (1) Tobacco Sold to Youth Under 18, and (2) Tobacco Sold to Young Adults Under 21. The California Youth Tobacco Survey (YTPS), conducted between 1997 and 2018, assessed the rate of illegal tobacco sales to youth under the age of 18. Due to California raising the minimum legal sales age for tobacco products from 18 to 21 years old, YTPS was replaced with the Synar Tobacco Purchase Survey (STPS) in 2019. STPS is an annual survey that assesses the rate of illegal tobacco sales to young adults under the age of 21 years of age. Both surveys were conducted in accordance with the California’s Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement Act (STAKE Act) and the federal Synar Amendment.

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Contact Email [email protected]
Program California Tobacco Control Program
Homepage URL https:/https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/DCDIC/CTCB/Pages/CaliforniaTobaccoControlBranch.aspx/www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/DCDIC/CTCB/Pages/CaliforniaTobaccoControlBranch.aspx
Temporal Coverage

1997-2019
Spatial/Geographic Coverage

California
Geographic Granularity Statewide
Language English (EN)
Frequency Annually
Source Link https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/DCDIC/CTCB/Pages/CaliforniaTobaccoControlBranch.aspx
Data Collection Tool

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/DCDIC/CTCB/Pages/SurveyInstrument.aspx
License Terms of Use
Limitations Use of this data is subject to the CHHS Terms of Use and any copyright and proprietary notices incorporated in or accompanying the individual files.
Citation

California Tobacco Control Program, California Department of Public Health. Retailers that Sold Tobacco to Underage Youth and Young Adults: Youth Tobacco Purchase Survey, 1997-2018; Synar Tobacco Purchase Survey, 2019. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Public Health; 2020. https://data.chhs.ca.gov/. Accessed [DATE].
Last Updated March 16, 2020, 21:05 (UTC)