The impact of Seattle’s Sweetened Beverage Tax on beverage prices and volume sold

Powell, Lisa M.; Leider, Julien

doi:10.1016/j.ehb.2020.100856

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“…Sugary beverage taxes have been implemented at the local level in several US cities, including four cities in California. Evaluations of sugary beverage taxes in Berkeley (California) (37,38) , Philadelphia (39) , Seattle (40) and Cook County, Illinois (41) have all demonstrated reductions in SSB intake to various degrees. Latin American countries have instituted multiple strategies to reduce SSB consumption (42) .…”

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Trends in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among California children

Beck

Martinez

Patel

et al. 2020

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To assess trends in consumption of soda, sweetened fruit drinks/sports drinks and any sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) from 2013 to 2016 among all children in California aged 2–5 and 6–11 years and by racial-ethnic group. Design: Serial cross-sectional study using the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). Setting: CHIS is a telephone survey of households in California designed to assess population-level estimates of key health behaviours. Previous research using CHIS documented a decrease in SSB consumption among children in California from 2003 to 2009 coinciding with state-level policy efforts targeting child SSB consumption. Participants: Parents of children in California aged 2–11 years (n 4901 in 2013–2014; n 3606 in 2015–2016) were surveyed about the child’s consumption of soda and sweetened fruit drinks/sports drinks on the day prior. Results: Among 2–5-year-olds, consumption of soda, sweetened fruit drinks/sports drinks and any SSB remained stable. Sweetened fruit drink/sports drink consumption was higher than soda consumption in this age group. Latino 2–5- year-olds were more likely to consume any SSB in both 2013–2014 and 2015–2016 compared with Whites. Among 6–11-year-olds, consumption of soda, sweetened fruit drinks/sports drinks and any SSB also remained stable over time. Latino and African-American 6–11-year-olds were more likely to consume an SSB in 2013–2014 compared with White children. Conclusions: SSB consumption among children in California was unchanged from 2013 to 2016 and racial-ethnic disparities were evident. Increased policy efforts are needed to further reduce SSB consumption, particularly among children of Latino and African-American backgrounds.

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Trends in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among California children

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Martinez

Patel

et al. 2020

Public Health Nutr.

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“…Cawley et al (2020b) estimated that the pass-through rate in Oakland was 61%, leading to smaller increases in prices than in Philadelphia. Powell and Leider (2020) estimated that the passthrough in Seattle was 59%, which is also a smaller price increase in absolute terms than Philadelphia. Thus, among these cities, Philadelphia implemented one of the largest taxes, and the pass-through rate, price change, and decrease in purchases of taxed beverages were the largest in Philadelphia.…”

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The impact of sugar‐sweetened beverage taxes on purchases: Evidence from four city‐level taxes in the United States

2020

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Since 2017, many US cities have implemented taxes on sugar‐sweetened beverages to decrease consumption of sugary beverages and raise revenue. We analyze household receipt data to examine the impact of taxes on households' beverage purchases in the four largest US cities with such taxes: Philadelphia, PA; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; and Oakland, CA. We compare changes in monthly household purchases in the treatment cities with changes in two comparison groups: (1) areas adjacent to the treatment cities or (2) a matched set of households nationally. An increase in the tax rate of 1 cent per ounce decreases household purchases of taxed beverages by 53.0 ounces per month (12.2%). This impact is consistent with a reduction in individual consumption of 5 calories per day per household member and eventual reduction in weight of 0.5 pounds. However, the decline was concentrated in Philadelphia, where the tax decreased purchases by 27.7%. There was no change in purchases of taxed beverages in the other three cities combined.

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“…Prior work describing the impacts of beverage taxes, have largely focused on changes in beverage purchases/sales, with most studies finding declines compared with predicted sales in the absence of the tax. One year following the tax, SSB sales declined by 9.6% in Berkeley, California, and by 22% in Seattle, Washington [17,18]. In Mexico, where cross-border purchases were minimal because the tax was implemented nationwide, a 7.6% decline was reported after two years of the tax [19].…”

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Sugar-Sweetened and Diet Beverage Consumption in Philadelphia One Year after the Beverage Tax

Zhong

Auchincloss

Lee

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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In January 2017, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) implemented an excise tax ($ 0.015/ounce) on sugar-sweetened and diet beverages. This study is a general population-based study to report on the longer-term impacts of the tax on within-person changes in consumption 12 months after implementation. A quasi-experimental difference-in-difference design was used to contrast Philadelphia vs. nearby comparison cities (Trenton, New Jersey; Camden, New Jersey; and Wilmington, Delaware) at baseline (December 2016–January 2017) vs. 12-month follow-up (December 2017–February 2018). A random-digit-dialing phone survey was administered to a population-based cohort. Analyses assessed changes in 30-day consumption frequency and ounces of sugar-sweetened and diet beverages (and a substitution beverage, bottled water) in the analytic sample (N = 515). After 12 months, relative to the comparison group, Philadelphians were slightly more likely to decrease their frequency of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption (39.2% vs. 33.5%), and slightly less likely to increase their frequency of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption (38.9% vs. 43.0%). The effects of the tax estimated in the adjusted difference-in-difference analysis were very small (for example, changes in monthly sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in Philadelphia relative to comparison cities was −3.03 times or −51.65 ounces) and confidence intervals were very wide. Results suggested that, one year after implementation, there was no major overall impact of the tax on general population-level consumption of sugar-sweetened or diet beverages, or bottled water. Future studies should test whether the tax’s effect differs in vulnerable sub-populations.

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The impact of Seattle’s Sweetened Beverage Tax on beverage prices and volume sold

Cited by 62 publications

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Trends in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among California children

Trends in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among California children

The impact of sugar‐sweetened beverage taxes on purchases: Evidence from four city‐level taxes in the United States

Sugar-Sweetened and Diet Beverage Consumption in Philadelphia One Year after the Beverage Tax

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