Reminders

United States (4 Country)

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The United States of America is one of the four original countries of the ITC project. It was chosen due to its economic leadership on the world-stage, and also due to the fact that it has not yet ratified the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), which allows for the comparative evaluation of policies at sub-national level. The USA signed the FCTC on May 10, 2003.


Survey Overview
Survey Mode: Telephone Survey and Web Survey

Wave  Survey Dates  Survey Sample
1  October to December 2002  2,138 Smokers
2  May to September 2003  2,028 Smokers and Quitters
3  June to December 2004  2,088 Smokers and Quitters
4  October 2005 to January 2006  2,004 Smokers and Quitters
5  October 2006 to February 2007  2,034 Smokers and Quitters
6  September 2007 to February 2008  2,002 Smokers and Quitters
7  October 2008 to February 2009  1,763 Smokers and Quitters
7.5  November to January 2010 
8  July 2010 to June 20, 2011  1,520 Smokers and Quitters

Tobacco Control Policies

Smoking legislation in the United States is largely sub-national. No state has a lower minimum age than 18 years old for purchasing tobacco, although not all states penalize minors for purchase, possession, or both. Smoking bans also vary by state, with some states having very strict anti-smoking legislation, and others having no smoke-free laws whatsoever. Advertising bans are mostly implemented at the federal level, though only partial bans exist for sponsorship of events by tobacco companies, and advertising in shop windows.

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ITC 4 Country Survey Questionnarie

United States Contact Information
Janine Ouimet, Project Manager. Email: j2ouimet@uwaterloo.ca 
Michael K. Cummings, Principal Investigator. Email: cummingk@musc.edu

Partner Institutions

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