Tobacco Cessation Quitline Spending in 2005 and 2006: What State-Level Factors Matter?

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Paula A. Keller²  Eric J. Beyer²  Timothy B. Baker²  Linda A. Bailey¹ 

[1] North American Quitline Consortium, 3030 N Central Avenue, Suite 602, Phoenix, Arizona, 85012-2713, USA; E-Mail:;University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 1930 Monroe Street, Suite 200, Madison, Wisconsin 53711, USA; E-Mails:

关键词: Smoking;    Tobacco Use Cessation;    Quitlines;    State Funding;    Tobacco Control Policy;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph6010259

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Tobacco cessation telephone quitlines are an effective population-wide strategy for smoking cessation, but funding for this service varies widely. State-level factors may explain this difference. Data from the 2005 and 2006 North American Quitline Consortium surveys and from publicly available sources were analyzed to identify factors that predict higher levels of per capita quitline funding. The best-fitting multivariate model comprised higher per capita tobacco control funding (2005 p = 0.004, 2006 p=0.000), not securitizing Master Settlement Agreement payments (2005 p = 0.008, 2006 p=0.01), and liberal political ideology (2005 p = 0.002, 2006 p=0.002). Select state-level factors appear to have influenced per capita quitline services funding. These findings can help inform advocates and policymakers as they advocate for quitlines and tobacco control funding.

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