Parents’ Cigarette Purchases During COVID-19: Evidence From NielsenIQ Consumer Panel Data
There was minimal take-up of smoking during COVID-19, but those who already smoked bought an extra half a pack per week. Black parents who smoked nearly doubled the number of weekly cigarettes they bought. There is a risk of increased secondhand smoke exposure for Black children during COVID-19, potentially worsening racial health gaps.
Authors
- Lauren Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6236-7874)
- Nahae Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7540-9762)
- Tansel Yilmazer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8143-3427)
Institutions
- The Ohio State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2025.107980
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development