Blended with 100 additive-free natural tobacco. Made with a dark and rich flavored Perique tobacco, aged in oak whiskey barrels. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Set delivery address to see local pricing. Research about how an ultra-premium price contributes to misperceptions that all American Spirit varieties are organic and the brand is less harmful and less addictive than other cigarette brands would be informative for ongoing litigation and product regulation. After controlling for store type, American Spirit price was significantly lower in neighborhoods with a higher proportion of school-age residents. In a large random sample of licensed tobacco retailers in California, American Spirit costs significantly more than other brands, 12.0%-34.4% more than Pall Mall, Newport, and Marlboro in the same stores. Future research should consider whether the ultra-premium price of American Spirit contributes to misperceptions that the brand is organic and less harmful than other cigarettes. This study is the first to document lower prices for American Spirit in neighborhoods with a higher proportion of school-age youth. Contrary to expectation, American Spirit did not cost less in neighborhoods with a higher proportion of AI/ANs. American Spirit costs significantly less in neighborhoods with a higher proportion of school-age residents however, this pattern was not unique to that brand. Ordinary least squares regressions modeled prices as a function of neighborhood demography, adjusting for store type.Īmerican Spirit was sold in 77% of stores at an average price of $7.03 (SD = 0.66), which was $0.75-$1.78 (12.0%-34.4%) higher than Pall Mall, Newport, and Marlboro in the same stores. Paired t tests assessed prices (before sales tax) of American Spirit relative to others. Data were collected in January-March 2017 in California, the state with the largest AI/AN population. American Spirits Cigarettes jobs Server Obstetrical Coordinator - Mount Kisco, NY Cashier / Sales Associate (Sunoco) Store 2205 Sales Associate Server. In a random sample of licensed tobacco retailers (n = 1277), trained data collectors recorded availability and price of American Spirit, Pall Mall, Newport, Marlboro, and the cheapest cigarettes regardless of brand. This study is the first to examine retail price of American Spirit relative to other cigarette brands and to assess how its price varies by neighborhood demography. American Spirit cigarettes feature American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) imagery in the branding and are marketed as environmentally friendly, without additives, and four varieties contain organic tobacco.
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