E-Cigarette Minimum Legal Sale Age Laws and Traditional Cigarette Use among Rural Pregnant Teenagers

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Uses 2010-2016 data from 32 states to explore how minimum legal sale age laws for e-cigarettes affects cigarette use among pregnant teenagers in rural areas. Provides data and statistics on smoking before and during pregnancy, underage teen births, and birth outcomes. Includes rural/urban comparisons.

Michael Pesko, Janet Currie

Journal of Health Economics, 66, 71-90

07/2019

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Children and youth · Legislation and regulations · Maternal health and prenatal care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Teen pregnancy · Tobacco use