106 PostScript Table 1 Summary statistics on seasonality of cigarette sales State Spectral analysis p value for Bartlett s test Stable seasonality.
Seasonality has been shown to influence cigarette sales during certain DiFranza J R. Seasonality in onset of youth smoking parallels seasonality in cigarette sales.
"coefficients on the same hemisphere are larger than on the different hemisphere except for China. The reason for the observation may be that the similar weather condition (especially temperature) on the same hemisphere leads to the similar smoking-related search behavior on the same hemisphere, because some studies show that the weather condition (especially temperature)...
Cigarette smoking is the leading public health problem in the USA, contributing to over 400 000 deaths a year.1 Given its importance, the tobacco control community should be aware of all significant patterns in the consumption of cigarettes that may be relevant to efforts aimed at tobacco control. Unfortunately, little attention has been paid to the seasonal nature of smoking. Findings on seasonal patterns may have major implications for the timing of interventions designed to manage the tobacco problem, both in the USA and in other countries. In this letter, monthly data for cigarette sales at the state level for the USA are analysed to test for the presence of seasonality and to characterise the phenomenon. The results reveal a seasonal pattern that is significant both in the statistical sense and in magnitude. This includes a significant drop in the winter months of January and February, and an increase during the summer months of June, July, and August.* Because seasonality in sales does not reflect seasonality in …
Tobacco Control 2003;. 9-340 339 PostScript Seasonality in onset of youth smoking parallels seasonality in cigarette sales Cigarette sales in the USA.
Seasonality; sales; Cigarette smoking is the leading public health problem in the USA, contributing to over 400 000 deaths a year. 1 Given its importance, the tobacco.
Seasonality in cigarette sales: patterns and implications for tobacco control
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