Equity Matters
Tobacco companies often focus their advertising on young people and racial and ethnic minorities. Communities with lower incomes and more residents of color often have more stores that sell tobacco. These stores usually have bigger ads for tobacco products.[]
[BE96] Seidenberg, A.B., Caughey, R.W., Rees, V.W., Connolly, G.N. (2010). Storefront Cigarette Advertising Differs by Community Demographic Profile. American Journal of Health Promotion, 24(6): 26-31. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3086453/