The Impact of a 25-Cent-Per-Drink Alcohol Tax Increase

Daley, James I.; Stahre, Mandy; Chaloupka, Frank J.; Naimi, Timothy S.

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2011.12.008

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“…Low alcohol prices are a potent risk factor for excessive drinking, underage drinking, and adverse alcohol-attributable outcomes (Grossman, Chaloupka, & Sirtalan, 1998; Laixuthai & Chaloupka, 1993; Anderson, Chisholm, & Fuhr, 2009a; Wagenaar, Salois, & Komro,2009; Daley, Stahre, Chaloupka, & Naimi, 2012, Stockwell, Auld, Zhao & Martin, 2012; Hahn et al, 2012). For this reason increasing state-level alcohol excise taxes has been recommended as a key strategy for controlling alcohol-related harm and remains an important public health strategy (e.g., Rice & Drummond, 2012).…”

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“…Numerous studies have demonstrated that alcohol prices are inversely correlated with alcohol consumption (Wagenaar et al, 2009, 2010) and that increased prices lead to reductions in both frequency of drinking and prevalence of heavy drinking among youth (Chaloupka et al, 2002; Grossman et al, 1994; Wagenaar et al, 2009). A recent study reported that a 25-cent-per drink alcohol tax would result in a 9.2% reduction in alcohol consumption, including an 11.4% reduction in heavy drinking (Daley, Stahre, Chaloupka, & Naimi, 2012). This finding has particularly profound implications for reducing alcohol use and its adverse consequences among youth (Black et al, 2011; Meier et al, 2009; Purshouse et al, 2010).…”

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The Relationship Between Alcohol Price and Brand Choice Among Underage Drinkers: Are the Most Popular Alcoholic Brands Consumed by Youth the Cheapest?

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DeJong

Naimi

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Substance Use & Misuse

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We examined the influence of price on alcohol brand choice among underage youth. Using a national sample of 1,032 youth ages 13–20, recruited from a national internet panel in 2011–2012, we compared differences in mean prices between popular and unpopular brands; examined the association of price and brand popularity using logistic regression; and rank ordered the average price of top brands. Lower brand-specific prices were significantly associated with higher levels of past 30-day consumption prevalence. However, youth did not preferentially consume the cheapest brands. These findings indicate that youth have preferences for certain brands, even if those brands cost more than competing brands. Our study highlights the need for research on the impact of brand-specific alcohol marketing on underage drinking.

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The Relationship Between Alcohol Price and Brand Choice Among Underage Drinkers: Are the Most Popular Alcoholic Brands Consumed by Youth the Cheapest?

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Naimi

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“…Increasing alcohol taxes is an effective broad public health strategy that can help to mitigate the increased affordability of alcohol and its negative health consequences (Daley et al 2012; Nelson et al 2013). However, as evidenced by the fact that there has been only one federal tax increase over the past 30 years and just a few state alcohol tax increases over the past 10 years, this measure is very difficult to implement.…”

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Can progress in reducing alcohol-impaired driving fatalities be resumed? Results of a workshop sponsored by the Transportation Research Board, Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Transportation Committee (ANB50)

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Beirness

Voas

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Traffic Injury Prevention

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Objective Despite successes in the 1980s and early 1990s, progress in reducing impaired driving fatalities in the United States has stagnated in recent years. Since 1997, the percentage of drivers involved in fatal crashes with illegal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels has remained at approximately 20% to 22%. Many experts believe that public complacency, competing social and public health issues, and the lack of political fortitude have all contributed to this stagnation. The number of alcohol-related crashes, injuries, and fatalities is still unacceptable, and most are preventable. The public needs to be aware that the problem presented by drinking drivers has not been solved. Political leaders need guidance on which measures will affect the problem, and stakeholders need to be motivated once again to implement effective strategies. Methods The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Transportation Research Board (TRB) Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Transportation Committee (ANB50) sponsored a workshop held at the NAS facility in Woods Hole, MA, on August 24–25, 2015, to discuss the lack of progress in reducing impaired driving and to make recommendations for future progress. A total of 26 experts in research and policy related to alcohol-impaired driving participated in the workshop. The workshop began by examining the static situation in the rate of alcohol-impaired driving fatal crashes to determine what factors may be inhibiting further progress. The workshop then discussed eight effective strategies that have not been fully implemented in the United States. Workshop participants (16 of the 26) rated their top three strategies. Results Three strategies received the most support: Impose administrative sanctions for drivers with BACs = .05 to .08 g/dL.Require alcohol ignition interlocks for all alcohol-impaired driving offenders.Increase the frequency of sobriety checkpoints, including enacting legislation to allow them in the 11 states that currently prohibit them. Five other important strategies included the following: (a) increase alcohol taxes to raise the price and reduce alcohol consumption; (b) re-engage the public and raise the priority of impaired driving; (c) lower the illegal per se BAC limit to .05 for a criminal offense; (d) develop and implement in-vehicle alcohol detection systems; and (e) expand the use of screening and brief interventions in medical facilities. Conclusions Each of these strategies is proven to be effective, yet all are substantially underutilized. Each is used in some jurisdictions in the United States or Canada, but none is used extensively. Any one of the three strategies implemented on a widespread basis would decrease impaired driving crashes, injuries, and fatalities. Based on the research, all three together would have a substantial impact on the problem.

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“…[27,28] The rationale for excise duties on unhealthy products is therefore similar for all products. The price elasticity of demand for alcohol [29][30][31] and tobacco [29,31] is traditionally relatively low, [31,32] meaning that the imposition of a tax can contribute substantially to the total revenue pool. [2] The price elasticity of demand for unhealthy food products varies more widely, depending on the substitutability of the product.…”

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The World Health Organization’s mechanisms for increasing the health sector budget: The South African context

Venter

Wolvaardt

2016

S Afr Med J

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The Impact of a 25-Cent-Per-Drink Alcohol Tax Increase

Cited by 24 publications

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The Relationship Between Alcohol Price and Brand Choice Among Underage Drinkers: Are the Most Popular Alcoholic Brands Consumed by Youth the Cheapest?

The Relationship Between Alcohol Price and Brand Choice Among Underage Drinkers: Are the Most Popular Alcoholic Brands Consumed by Youth the Cheapest?

Can progress in reducing alcohol-impaired driving fatalities be resumed? Results of a workshop sponsored by the Transportation Research Board, Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Transportation Committee (ANB50)

The World Health Organization’s mechanisms for increasing the health sector budget: The South African context

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