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May 2003, Vol 93, No. 5 | American Journal of Public Health 828-834
© 2003 American Public Health Association

RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

African Americans’ Attitudes Toward Cigarette Excise Taxes

Gary King, PhD, Robyn K. Mallett, MS, Lynn T. Kozlowski, PhD and Robert B. Bendel, PhD

Gary King, Robyn K. Mallett, and Lynn T. Kozlowski are with Pennsylvania State University, University Park. Gary King and Lynn T. Kozlowski are with the Department of Biobehavioral Health. Robyn K. Mallett is with the Department of Psychology. Robert B. Bendel is with the College of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Gary King, PhD, 315 Health and Human Development East, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 (e-mail: gxk14{at}psu.edu).

Objectives. This study examined African Americans’ opinions regarding cigarette excise taxes and other tobacco control issues.

Methods. A stratified cluster sample of US congressional districts represented by African Americans was selected. African Americans from 10 districts were interviewed.

Results. Forty-seven percent of respondents stated that taxes on tobacco products should be increased, whereas about 30% believed that they should be reduced. Almost 75% disagreed that raising taxes on tobacco products is unfair to African Americans, and 57.9% reported that they would not be opposed to increasing taxes on cigarettes even if low-income smokers would be hit the hardest.

Conclusions. The present results indicate substantial support for cigarette excise taxes among African Americans.




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