Despite the well-founded health concerns and mounting regulation, the value of these brands for their owners and investors remains robust. It said, in its strictest form, plain packaging will prevent companies from differentiating themselves which could result in tobacco products becoming a commodity hit by subsequent price and quality reductions
People with some college education with the lowest levels of family income (less than $20,000 annually) are the most likely to be smokers, but at higher levels of income, their smoking rates are below those of people with no college education (high school graduates and those who did not graduate from high school)
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If consumers see the flavored and non-flavored tobacco products as close enough substitutes, the flavor bans might not have strong impacts on consumption, initiation, or cessation