Abstract
<i>Student Column</i> Demographic Disparities in the Tobacco Retail Environment in Boston: A Citywide Spatial Analysis
Highlights
All of the existing research evaluating demographic disparities in the tobacco retail environment of which we are aware used older demographic data
One neighborhood demographic characteristic was significantly correlated with tobacco retailer density (Table 1): predominantly Hispanic census tracts
In contrast with previous studies, we found no demographic disparities in the tobacco retailer environment across Boston neighborhoods
Summary
All of the existing research evaluating demographic disparities in the tobacco retail environment of which we are aware used older demographic data (e.g., from the 2000 U.S Census). Additional studies are needed to monitor current potential demographic disparities in the tobacco retail environment. It is important that studies about demographic disparities in the tobacco retailer environment are conducted frequently because the retail landscape may change constantly in certain geographies. While a study by Laws et al gathered data on tobacco outlets from three neighborhoods in Boston, Massachusetts, to examine demographic disparities in the tobacco retail environment,[3] the results of the study may not be generalizable to other areas. We evaluated racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in the tobacco retail environment across neighborhoods in Boston, considering threshold effects of neighborhood demographics and employing a spatial analytic perspective with current demographic data
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