ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Using a Health Informatics System to Assess Effect of a Federal Cigarette Tax Increase on Readiness to Quit Among Low-Income Smokers, Louisiana, 2009

Race	February				March				April				May
	1st wk	2nd wk	3rd wk	4th wk	1st wk	2nd wk	3rd wk	4th wk	1st wk	2nd wk	3rd wk	4th wk	1st wk	2nd wk	3rd wk	4th wk	5th wk
Overall	21.9	25.6	25.4	27.4	28.2	27.8	30.8	30.7	33.2	29.8	31.1	31.2	31.2	27.8	29.9	30.0	29.6
White	20.3	23.9	23.5	26.6	24.9	27.9	28.8	28.2	32.8	29.5	29.7	30.0	29.3	27.8	27.5	29.8	29.5
African American	24.1	27.7	26.8	26.6	29.9	26.6	33.4	32.1	32.5	30.2	31.4	29.8	32.2	26.8	32.8	28.6	28.2

Figure 1. Weekly rate of readiness to quit tobacco use in next 30 days by race, Louisiana, February through May 2009. A federal cigarette tax increase of $0.61 per pack went into effect April 1, 2009.

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Sex	February				March				April				May
	1st wk	2nd wk	3rd wk	4th wk	1st wk	2nd wk	3rd wk	4th wk	1st wk	2nd wk	3rd wk	4th wk	1st wk	2nd wk	3rd wk	4th wk	5th wk
Overall	21.9	25.6	25.4	27.4	28.2	27.8	30.8	30.7	33.2	29.8	31.1	31.2	31.2	27.8	29.9	30.0	29.6
Men	18.8	23.2	23.1	25.6	26.6	26.7	29.9	27.6	30.3	29.1	27.6	28.6	29.3	25.4	28.0	28.1	25.8
Women	24.2	27.6	27.3	29.0	29.6	28.8	31.4	33.2	35.4	30.3	33.5	33.2	32.8	29.6	31.3	31.4	32.5

Figure 2. Weekly rate of readiness to quit tobacco use in next 30 days by sex, Louisiana, February through May 2009. A federal cigarette tax increase of $0.61 per pack went into effect April 1, 2009.

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