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Study shows Mississippians smoking less since 2009 tax increase
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blog.gulflive.com
- Oct 22, 2012
By The Associated Press
on October 22, 2012 at 8:54 AM, updated October 22, 2012 at 8:57 AM
JACKSON, Mississippi -- Higher cigarette taxes may be helping to drive down smoking in Mississippi.
Cigarette consumption fell to 67.9 packs per person in Mississippi in 2011. That's the lowest total since record-keeping began, The Clarion-Ledger reports.
From 2008 to 2011, the sale of cigarette packs in Mississippi decreased by more than 26 percent.
Both trends, experts say, can be partially attributed to 2009's combined $1.02 per pack increase in cigarette taxes. The state raised taxes by 50 cents per pack in May 2009, a month after the federal government raised taxes 62 cents per pack.
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