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APRIL 2019
YOUTH ACCESS TO TOBACCO: TOBACCO 21 ENFORCEMENT STUDY
AND TOBACCO RETAIL OUTLET DENSITY
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AuthorsHina B. Shah, M.P.H.Madison Hoover, M.S.
Steve Corbett, Ph.D.
AcknowledgmentsThis report was produced through a partnership of the Kansas Health Institute (KHI) and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, Public Health Department (UGPHD). KHI authored the report and UGPHD provided content review. The authors would like to thank Edward Ellerbeck, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Kansas Medical Center for his peer review of the report. They also would like to thank KHI colleagues who provided feedback on the report: D. Charles Hunt, M.P.H., and Wen-Chieh Lin, Ph.D.
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YOUTH ACCESS TO TOBACCO: TOBACCO 21 ENFORCEMENT STUDY
AND TOBACCO RETAIL OUTLET DENSITY
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary .............................................................................................................. iii
Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1
Methods .................................................................................................................................. 3
Enforcement Study in Kansas City, Kansas ....................................................................... 3
Research Question 1 – Retailer Compliance ..................................................................... 3
Research Question 2 – Tobacco Retailer Density ............................................................. 6
Results .................................................................................................................................... 8
Research Question 1 – Retailer Compliance ..................................................................... 8
By Census Tract ........................................................................................................... 8
By Retailer Type ......................................................................................................... 10
Population Characteristics by Inspection Status ........................................................ 11
Research Question 2 – Tobacco Retail Outlet Density .................................................... 12
Variation Among Counties .......................................................................................... 12
Near High Schools ...................................................................................................... 12
Discussion ............................................................................................................................ 18
Limitations ........................................................................................................................ 18
Conclusions ...................................................................................................................... 19
Appendix A. Additional Figures ........................................................................................ A-1
Appendix B. Endnotes ....................................................................................................... B-1
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Executive Summary
Tobacco 21 (T21) is a tobacco control initiative that raises the minimum age of legal access
(MLA) for the sale of tobacco productsi to persons age 21 and older and complements other
strategies to reduce tobacco use. The MLA in the state of Kansas is age 18 and Kansas City,
Kansas, was the first locality to adopt T21 in November 2015. As of February 1, 2019, a total of
24 localities have adopted T21 in Kansas. Youth access policies are enforced by the state of
Kansas for sale to persons under age 18, and none of the local T21 ordinances adopted in
Kansas include provisions or funding mechanisms for enforcement of those between age 18
and age 21. Through external funding, Kansas City, Kansas, completed a local enforcement
study in 2017. In this report, two issues were examined: (1) retailer compliance; and (2) density
of tobacco retail outlets, particularly near schools, in three Kansas counties.
Retailer Compliance. The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas,
completed an enforcement study from November 7-29, 2017, to assess retailer compliance of
T21 in Kansas City, Kansas. A total of 272 inspections were completed at 129 tobacco retail
outlets; some tobacco retail outlets were revisited up to three times for an inspection. Results of
the enforcement study include:
• Overall, of the 272 inspections, 35 had a failure (i.e., a sale to a person under age 21)
resulting in an overall failure rate of 12.9 percent;
• Of 129 retailers visited for an inspection, 32 had one or more failures resulting in a
retailer violation rate of 24.8 percent;
• The retailer violation rate was highest among Gasoline Stations with Convenience
Stores and Convenience Stores combined (31.9 percent), followed by All Other General
Merchandise Stores (22.7 percent), a category which includes retailers such as Family
Dollar and Dollar General;
• When compared to Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores, the
retailer violation rate was 2.1 times higher for Gasoline Stations with Convenience
Stores and Convenience Stores combined; and
___________________ i For the purposes of this report, “tobacco products” is defined as products regulated by the Food
and Drug Administration (FDA), which includes cigarettes, all cigars (including cigarillos), dissolvables, roll-your-own tobacco, pipe tobacco, smokeless tobacco (including dip, snuff, snus and chewing tobacco), hookah tobacco, nicotine gels and e-cigarettes (also could include vaporizers, e-cigars, e-pipes, vape pipes, vaping pens, e-hookahs, hookah pens and other electronic nicotine delivery systems).
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• When aggregating census tracts with at least one failed inspection and census tracts
with no failed inspections, there was little or no relationship between the population
characteristics (age, race/ethnicity or poverty status) and the outcome of a failed
inspection.
Tobacco Retailer Density. The density of tobacco retail outlets in the county and near schools
was examined in three Kansas counties – Wyandotte, Johnson and Sedgwick. Study results
include:
• When comparing the number of tobacco retail outlets per 1,000 population, Wyandotte
County has a rate of 1.0, Sedgwick County has a rate of 0.7 and Johnson County has a
rate of 0.4.
• Seven out of nine (77.8 percent) high schools in Wyandotte County have a tobacco retail
outlet within a half mile (easy walking distance) of the school. Two high schools in
Wyandotte County have no retail outlet within a mile (reasonable walking distance) of
the school – Bonner Springs High School and Piper High School.
• Fourteen out of 23 (60.9 percent) high schools in Johnson County have at least one
tobacco retail outlet within a half mile. Every high school in Johnson County has at least
one tobacco retail outlet within a mile of the school.
• Sixteen out of 31 (51.6 percent) high schools in Sedgwick County have at least one
tobacco retail outlet within a half mile. Four high schools in Sedgwick County have no
tobacco retail outlet within a mile of the school – Eisenhower High School, Wichita
Heights High School, Northeast Magnet High School and Wichita Southeast High
School.
Limitations. The study limitations include possible selection bias in the number of inspections
completed at each tobacco retail outlet and the accuracy of recorded tobacco retail outlet
locations in the enforcement study.
Conclusions. Momentum for Tobacco 21 in Kansas could continue to build if awareness and
support among retailers and the public is demonstrated. New and current adopters of T21 might
consider enforcement provisions and funding mechanisms in their ordinances. Stricter
enforcement, particularly in tobacco retail dense locations and among tobacco retail outlets in
close proximity to schools, also should be considered.
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Introduction
Tobacco 21 (T21) is a tobacco control initiative that raises the minimum age of legal access
(MLA) for sale of tobacco products (including electronic vapor products or e-cigarettes) to
persons age 21 and older and complements other strategies to reduce tobacco use.1 Studies
suggest that raising the MLA will reduce the ability of youth to purchase tobacco products,
especially from older friends, and prevent or delay tobacco use initiation.2,3,4 For the purposes of
this report, “tobacco products” is defined as products regulated by the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), which includes cigarettes, all cigars (including cigarillos), dissolvables,
roll-your-own tobacco, pipe tobacco, smokeless tobacco (including dip, snuff, snus and chewing
tobacco), hookah tobacco, nicotine gels and e-cigarettes (also could include vaporizers, e-
cigars, e-pipes, vape pipes, vaping pens, e-hookahs, hookah pens and other electronic nicotine
delivery systems).5
Tobacco use continues to be the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. Most tobacco
users become addicted before age 18 because adolescent brains have a heightened sensitivity
to the rewarding effects of nicotine.6 According to the U.S. Surgeon General, when a still-
developing brain is exposed to nicotine, it is reshaped “in a way that introduces long-lasting
vulnerability of addiction to nicotine and other substances of abuse.”7 Consequently, adolescent
tobacco use leads to heavier daily consumption, stronger nicotine addiction and more difficulty
quitting tobacco later in life.8 In Kansas, 78 percent of adult smokers started smoking tobacco
products by age 18, and 97 percent started by age 26.9 The Institute of Medicine estimated that
T21 policies could reduce the smoking prevalence rate among adults age 18 and older
(decrease from 15.2 percent in 2014 to 9.7 percent by 2040) as well as decrease the incidence
of low birth weight, preterm births and chronic diseases in future decades.10 According to the
2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, current use of cigarettes was 7.2 percent and cigar use
(including cigarillos) was 7.6 percent among Kansas high school students.11 An emerging trend
is the use of electronic vapor products among youth; 10.6 percent reported currently using an
electronic vapor product in 2017.12
To achieve the full benefits of a Tobacco 21 policy, enforcement is necessary to ensure a high
rate of compliance. Youth access policies are enforced at the local and state level. State level
enforcement is conducted annually under the Synar Amendment ‒ which passed in 1992 when
Congress enacted the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration Reorganization
Act (P.L. 102-321)13 ‒ and by the FDA ‒ which contracts with states (and localities) to assist
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with compliance check inspections in tobacco retail outlets under the Tobacco Control Act (P.L.
111-31).14 However, both programs currently assess compliance for sales to a person under
age 18, in accordance with state law. While the MLA in the state of Kansas is age 18, there are
24 localities that have adopted Tobacco 21 ordinances, including most of the greater Kansas
City metropolitan area, Iola, Garden City, Shawnee County (unincorporated), Topeka (under
litigation),ii Parsons, Holcomb, Douglas County (unincorporated), Finney County
(unincorporated) and, most recently, Edwardsville.15 None of the local ordinances adopted in
Kansas have specific funding mechanisms to assess compliance for sales to a person between
ages 18-20, and federal funding provided to states under the Synar and FDA programs cannot
be used to enforce local policies which set MLA at age 21.16,17,18
Kansas City, Kansas, was the first locality in Kansas to adopt the Tobacco 21 ordinance,
effective November 26, 2015.19 With grant funding, the Unified Government Public Health
Department (UGPHD) and Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department (KCKPD) completed an
enforcement study two years after raising the MLA to age 21 to assess the compliance of T21 in
Kansas City, Kansas. The Kansas Health Institute (KHI) was engaged by UGPHD to analyze
the results of the enforcement study in Kansas City, Kansas, and to assess the density of
tobacco retail outlets in Wyandotte County. The research questions for this report follow.
1) What is the retailer compliance of the Tobacco 21 policy in Kansas City, Kansas, and is
there a difference in retailer compliance based upon the type of retailer or characteristics
of the population living near the retailer?
2) Is there a disproportionately higher number of tobacco retail outlets, overall and near
high schools, in Wyandotte County compared to Johnson and Sedgwick counties in
Kansas?
___________________ ii A Shawnee County District Court judge entered a permanent injunction prohibiting the enforcement of the
Tobacco 21 ordinance in Topeka on March 22, 2018. The ruling appears to conflict with the opinion issued by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt on December 28, 2017. The Topeka ordinance is being challenged in the Kansas Supreme Court.
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Methods
Enforcement Study in Kansas City, Kansas
The T21 ordinance adopted by Kansas City, Kansas, prohibits the sale of tobacco products, e-
cigarettes, other vapor products and alternative nicotine products to those under age 21 and
requires a retailer to post the following notice in a conspicuous place: "By law, cigarettes and
tobacco products may be sold only to persons 21 years of age and older.”20 Provisions and
penalties for sales violations are as follows: the person (clerk at retail dealer) who directly sells
the cigarettes, electronic cigarettes or tobacco products to any person under age 21 or the retail
dealer who has actual knowledge of such selling by such individual or both will be prosecuted.21
Violation of this ordinance is a class B violation punishable by a minimum fine of $200.22
The Unified Government Public Health Department (UGPHD) partnered with the Kansas City,
Kansas, Police Department (KCKPD) to complete an enforcement study two years after the
implementation of T21 in Kansas City, Kansas. The enforcement study was conducted from
November 7-29, 2017. To conduct the enforcement study, KCKPD deployed “decoy” underage
purchasers (19- and 20-year old cadets) to purchase cigarettes from retailers that sold tobacco
products, under the supervision of an officer. Each inspection at a tobacco retail outlet was
recorded. Using a list of tobacco retail outlets and locations provided by the local Synar officer,
KCKPD completed at least one inspection in every tobacco retail outlet in its jurisdiction and
some tobacco retail outlets were revisited for an inspection up to three times based upon past
experience and at the discretion of KCKPD.
Research Question 1 – Retailer Compliance
This section discusses the methodology for analysis of data from the enforcement study.
Background. Kansas City, Kansas, is located in Wyandotte County. According to the 2017
Kansas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 21.8 percent of adults currently
smoke cigarettes in Wyandotte County.23 Targeted tobacco marketing disproportionately affects
many marginalized populations. An estimated 61.5 percent of residents in Kansas City, Kansas,
belong to a racial and/or ethnic minority and 22.2 percent of families live under the poverty
level.24 A study conducting a systematic review on neighborhood disparities in point-of-sale
tobacco marketing found that that there is a higher prevalence of marketing of menthol
cigarettes in urban neighborhoods and neighborhoods with more non-Hispanic Black residents,
while smokeless tobacco marketing was more prevalent in rural neighborhoods and areas with
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more non-Hispanic White residents.25 The study also found that neighborhoods with lower
income have more tobacco marketing.26 A report by the Surgeon General has found that
tobacco retailer advertising targets people with the lowest income and education and that there
is more in-store tobacco advertising in minority and low-income neighborhoods.27 Convenience
stores, in particular, are popular among adolescents and have more tobacco marketing than
other types of stores.28
Further, adolescents and young adults may identify certain retailers who will sell tobacco
products to them while underage. The latest data is from the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
(YRBS), which found that 10.8 percent of Kansas high school students reported obtaining their
own cigarettes by buying them in a store such as a convenience store, supermarket, discount
store or gas station.29 National data from the 2017 YRBS found that 13.6 percent of U.S. high
school students who currently use electronic vapor products bought them in a store. In 2017,
YRBS changed its question from obtaining cigarettes to obtaining electronic vapor products.
Study Population. For research question 1, retailer compliance was examined by retailer type
and census tract in the enforcement study area. Additionally, census tracts for each tobacco
retail outlet (“retailers”) location were identified to examine characteristics of the population
living near the retailers. These retailers were further classified by retailer type as defined by the
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS): Super Markets and Other Grocery
(except Convenience) Stores (445110); Convenience Stores (445120); Pharmacies and Drug
Stores (446110); Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores (447110); Tobacco Stores
(453991); and All Other General Merchandise Stores (452319).
Data Sources. Based upon data from the enforcement study period, KCKPD visited 136
retailers and conducted 288 inspections. Data from 129 retailers and 272 inspections were used
in the analysis – 16 inspections were removed for instances where the KCKPD arrived at the
location but could not complete an inspection because the retailer no longer existed or no longer
sold tobacco products. Other data sources included U.S. Census Bureau Cartography Boundary
Shapefiles for the census tracts in the Kansas City, Kansas, study area as well as the 2017
Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR) Active Cigarette, Consumable Material and Tobacco
Licensee Database for information on tobacco retail outlets with active licenses during the study
period. The U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2013-2017)
provided estimates of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics for all census tracts in
Kansas City, Kansas, indicating whether a tobacco retail outlet was present.
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Measures and Variables. The outcome measure (dependent variable) of the enforcement
study was a sale to a person under age 21. Because 91 out of 129 tobacco retail outlets
(“retailers”) were revisited for an inspection, retailer compliance was examined using two
measures: “overall failure rate” at the inspection level and “retailer violation rate” at the retailer
level.
• An inspection was considered “failed” if there was a sale to a person under age 21 at the
encounter. The overall failure rate was derived to provide an overall proportion of
underage sales for the study area and was computed as the number of failed
inspections divided by the number of total inspections.
• A retailer was considered “in violation” if there was a sale to a person under age 21
during any inspection conducted at the tobacco retail outlet. Using the data provided,
retailer violation rate (RVR) was computed as the number of retailers in violation divided
by the number of retailers with at least one inspection.
Data elements (or variables) from the enforcement study for this analysis included the following:
• Date of inspection ‒ mm/dd/yyyy;
• Tobacco retail outlet (“retailer”) location ‒ address where the inspection was conducted,
including building number, street name, city, state and zip code;
• Retailer type ‒ six-digit NAICS code;
• Sale to a person under age 21 ‒ yes/no/n.a. (n.a. = retailer no longer sells tobacco
products; property closed, etc.); and
• Clerk age 21 and older: yes/no (only recorded when cigarettes were sold to a person
under age 21).
Select population characteristics at the census tract level also were examined, including the
proportion of the population that were:
• Youth and young adults age 15-20 (target population for T21);
• Minorities – any population other than non-Hispanic Whites; and
• Families in poverty – people living in households with family incomes less than 100
percent of the federal poverty level ($24,600 for a family of four in 2017).
Analysis. Descriptive statistics on the number of retailers, number of inspections, number of
failed inspections and number of retailer violations were summarized by census tract and
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retailer type. The retailer violation rate and overall failure rate were calculated for each census
tract and retailer type.
Estimates of the proportion of people age 15-20, proportion of minorities and proportion of
people living under the federal poverty level for each census tract were produced for
demographic characteristics and socioeconomic status. Summary statistics also were produced
for census tracts aggregated with and without at least one failed inspection.
All analyses were conducted using SAS 9.4. A map for failed inspections by census tract was
developed by using ArcGIS Pro version 2.2.
Research Question 2 – Tobacco Retailer Density
This section discusses the methodology for analysis of the density of tobacco retail outlets,
including near schools, in three Kansas counties. Note that the study area has been expanded
from city to county-level for this research question.
Background. This report further examines the density of tobacco retail outlets. Studies have
shown that tobacco marketing is more prevalent in retailers located near schools, where
adolescents are likely to shop, and could affect tobacco use initiation rates among
adolescents.30 Other studies have shown that neighborhoods with relatively large low-income
and/or minority populations tend to have higher numbers of tobacco retailers.31 The density of
tobacco retail outlets around the home might influence tobacco use among youth and
adults.32,33 Retailers market tobacco products, and a high density of tobacco retail outlets in a
neighborhood increases exposure among children, youth and adults living in those
neighborhoods.34
Study Population. The study population included tobacco retail outlets and high schools in
Wyandotte, Johnson and Sedgwick counties. Johnson County was selected based upon
proximity to Wyandotte County, and Sedgwick County was selected based upon its size,
urbanicity, and demographic and socioeconomic makeup.35 Additionally, the adult smoking rate
is similar in Sedgwick (19.1 percent) and Wyandotte (22.9 percent) counties.
Data Sources. Information about tobacco retail outlets with active licenses in 2017 (the
enforcement study timeframe) was obtained from the 2017 Kansas Department of Revenue
(KDOR) Active Cigarette, Consumable Material and Tobacco Licensee Database. High school
location data for the respective counties were provided by the Unified Government of Wyandotte
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County and Kansas City, Kansas, DotMaps; Johnson County Automatic Information Mapping
System; and Sedgwick County Geographic Information Systems. The U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2013-2017) provided population estimates for
each county.
Measures and Variables. Geographic coordinates of tobacco products retailers were used to
develop a county-level measure of tobacco retail outlet density in each county. The outcome
measure was the number of tobacco retail outlets per 1,000 people for each county, which was
calculated by dividing the number of tobacco retail outlets by the total population in each county,
then multiplying by 1,000. Similarly, geographic coordinates of high schools were used to
develop a county-level measure of tobacco retail outlet density near schools – specifically within
0.5 (easy walking distance) and 1.0 mile (reasonable walking distance) – in each county. The
outcome measure was the number of tobacco retail outlets per high school, which was
calculated as the number of tobacco retail outlets within 0.5 and 1.0 mile of a high school
divided by the total number of high schools in each county.
Analysis. Maps were developed to conduct a spatial analysis to examine the distribution of high
schools and tobacco retail outlets in Johnson, Sedgwick and Wyandotte counties. Analysis of
the density of tobacco retailers within a 0.5 mile and 1.0 mile radius of a school was completed.
ArcGIS Pro version 2.2 was used to geocode tobacco retail outlets and high schools in each
county and conduct a spatial analysis to measure the density of tobacco retail outlets near high
schools.
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Results
Research Question 1 – Retailer Compliance
This section presents results of the enforcement study conducted in Kansas City, Kansas, and
differences in failure rates by census tract and retailer type. From November 7-29, 2017,
KCKPD conducted 272 inspections at 129 tobacco retail outlets (“retailers”) in Kansas City,
Kansas. During the study period, 38 retailers had one inspection, 42 retailers had two
inspections, 46 retailers had three inspections and three retailers had four inspections.
Of 272 inspections conducted, 35 had a failure (i.e., a sale to a person under age 21) resulting
in an overall failure rate of 12.9 percent. Of 129 retailers visited, 32 had one or more failures
resulting in a retailer violation rate of 24.8 percent.
By Census Tract
When examining compliance by census tract, the number of inspections conducted by KCKPD
ranged from one to 13 inspections, and the number of tobacco retail outlets in each census tract
ranged from one to six retailers. Overall, the number of failed inspections ranged from zero to
three across census tracts in the study area, and the number of retailers with a violation ranged
from zero to two. More than half (53.8 percent) of census tracts had at least one failed
inspection in the study area (Figure 1, page 9). The overall failure rate for inspections conducted
in each census tract as well as the retailer violation rate for each census tract varied widely
across census tracts (Figure A-1, page A-1). Both rates were dependent upon the number of
inspections KCKPD conducted at each tobacco retail outlet.
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Figure 1: Number of Failed Inspections in Tobacco Retail Outlets by Census Tract, Kansas City, Kansas, November 2017
Note: Of the 129 tobacco retail outlets (“retailers”) inspected in this study, 91 were revisited for an inspection up to three times. Two measures were used to examine retailer compliance: Overall Failure Rate was computed as the number of failed inspections (35) divided by the number of total completed inspections (272); and Retailer Violation Rate was computed as the number of retailers in violation (32) divided by the number of retailers with at least one inspection (129). Source: KHI analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the 2017 Kansas City, Kansas, Enforcement Study.
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By Retailer Type
The retailer violation rate (RVR) was highest among Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores
and Convenience Stores combined (31.9 percent), followed by All Other General Merchandise
Stores (22.7 percent), a category which includes retailers such as Family Dollar and Dollar
General (Figure 2). When compared to Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience)
Stores, the retailer violation rate was 2.1 times higher for Gasoline Stations with Convenience
Stores and Convenience Stores combined.
Figure 2. Overall Failure Rate and Retailer Violation Rate by Retailer Type, Kansas City, Kansas, November 2017
Retailer Type
Inspections Retailers
# Total Inspections
# Failed Inspections
Overall Failure
Rate # Retailers Inspected
# Retailer Violations
Retailer Violation
Rate
Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores and Convenience Stores
164 25 15.2% 69 22 31.9%
All Other General Merchandise Stores
49 5 10.2% 22 5 22.7%
Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
20 2 10.0% 13 2 15.4%
Tobacco Stores 5 0 0.0% 3 0 0.0%
Other 34 3 8.8% 22 3 13.6%
Summary 272 35 12.9% 129 32 24.8% Note: Overall failure rate is computed as the number of failed inspections divided by number of total inspections. Retailer violation rate (RVR) is computed as the number of retailer violations divided by the number of retailers inspected. Source: KHI analysis of data from the 2017 Kansas City, Kansas, Enforcement Study.
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Population Characteristics by Inspection Status
When examining select population characteristics (age, race/ethnicity and poverty status) in
census tracts that had an inspection, there was wide variation among these characteristics
across census tracts (Figure A-2, page A-3). When aggregating census tracts with at least one
failed inspection and census tracts with no failed inspections, there was little or no relationship
between the population characteristics and the outcome of an inspection among census tracts
(Figure 3).
Figure 3. Proportion of Persons Age 15-20, Minorities, and Families in Poverty by Inspection Status Among Census Tracts, Kansas City, Kansas, 2017
Persons Living in… Age 15-20 Minorities Families in Poverty
Kansas City, Kansas 7.6% 61.5% 22.2%
Census Tract with an Inspection 7.8% 62.0% 22.2%
Census Tracts with Failed Inspection(s) 8.5% 64.9% 22.3%
Census Tracts with No Failed Inspection 6.9% 58.4% 22.1%
Census Tracts with No Inspection 6.2% 57.6% 22.8% Note: Census Tracts with No Inspections had no tobacco retail outlet, no inspection conducted or the inspection was not used in the analysis in the geographic area. T21 policies affect access of tobacco products to people age 15-20. Minorities includes any population other than non-Hispanic Whites. Families in poverty includes people living in households with family incomes less than 100 percent of the federal poverty level ($24,600 for a family of four in 2017). Source: KHI analysis of data from the 2017 Kansas City, Kansas, Enforcement Study and from the U.S. Census Bureau 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
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Research Question 2 – Tobacco Retail Outlet Density
This section presents results of the density of tobacco retail outlets ("retailers”) near high
schools in three Kansas counties (Wyandotte, Johnson and Sedgwick).
Variation Among Counties
The density of tobacco retail outlets per 1,000 population is substantially higher in Wyandotte
County (1.0) – more than two-and-a-half times the density of tobacco retail outlets in
neighboring Johnson County (0.4), and nearly one-and-half times the density of tobacco retail
outlets in Sedgwick County (0.7) (Figure 4).
Figure 4. Number of Tobacco Retail Outlets (“Retailers”) with an Active Cigarette, Consumable Material and Tobacco License by County per 1,000 Population, 2017
County # Retailers Total Population Retailers Per 1,000 Population
Wyandotte County 164 163,227 1.0
Johnson County 257 578,797 0.4
Sedgwick County 380 510,484 0.7 Source: KHI analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates and from the Kansas Department of Revenue, 2017.
Near High Schools
The number of tobacco retail outlets within a half mile (easy walking distance) and one mile
(reasonable walking distance) of a high school varies among all three counties.
Wyandotte County. Seven out of nine (77.8 percent) high schools in Wyandotte County have a
tobacco retail outlet within a half mile of the school (Figure 5, page 13; and Figure 6, page 14).
Five of these seven high schools had a failed inspection within a half mile of the school.
Wyandotte and Sumner Academy High Schools have the highest number of tobacco retail
outlets within a half mile and one mile of the schools. Piper High School and Bonner Springs
High School have no tobacco retail outlets within one mile of the school.
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Figure 5. Density of Tobacco Retail Outlets (“Retailers”) Near a High School and Failed Inspection(s) in Wyandotte County, by High School, 2017
High School Retailers
Within 0.5 mile
Failed Inspection(s)
Within 0.5 mile
Retailers Within 1.0 mile
Failed Inspection(s)
Within 1.0 mile
Bonner Springs High School 0 Not in study area 0 Not in study
area
Endeavor High School 2 1 6 1
F.L. Schlagle High School 2 0 6 0
J.C. Harmon High School 2 1 7 1
Piper High School 0 No retailers 0 No retailers
Sumner Academy of Arts and Science 8 1 18 2
Turner High School 1 0 1 0
Washington High School 2 1 3 2
Wyandotte High School 7 3 19 4 Source: KHI analysis of data from the Kansas Department of Revenue and from the 2017 Kansas City, Kansas, Enforcement Study.
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Figure 6. Location of Tobacco Retail Outlets (“Retailers”) Within 0.5 and 1.0 Mile of a High School in Wyandotte County, by High School, 2017
Note: The darker, inner circle shows the 0.5 mile radius (easy walking distance). The lighter, outer circle shows the 1.0 mile radius (reasonable walking distance). Source: KHI analysis of data from the Kansas Department of Revenue and from the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas.
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Johnson County. Of the 23 high schools in Johnson County, the number of tobacco retail
outlets ranges between zero and five retailers within a half mile of the school (Figure 7 and
Figure A-3, page A-6). Fourteen out of 23 (60.9 percent) high schools in Johnson County have
at least one tobacco retail outlet within a half mile. Three high schools in the county have five
tobacco retail outlets within a half mile of the school – Blue Valley Academy, Blue Valley Center
for Advanced Professional Studies and Shawnee Mission North. Every high school in Johnson
County has at least one tobacco retail outlet within one mile of the school.
Figure 7. Number of Tobacco Retail Outlets (“Retailers”) Within 0.5 and 1.0 Mile of a High School in Johnson County, by High School, 2017
High School Retailers Within
0.5 mile Retailers Within
1.0 mile
Blue Valley Academy 5 10
Blue Valley Center for Advanced Professional Studies 5 10
Blue Valley High School 0 3
Blue Valley North High School 2 7
Blue Valley Northwest High School 0 5
Blue Valley Southwest High School 0 0
Blue Valley West High School 1 1
De Soto High School 4 5
Gardner Edgerton High School 1 2
Horizons High School 2 9
Mill Valley High School 0 9
Olathe Advanced Technical Center 3 8
Olathe East High School 0 8
Olathe North High School 3 8
Olathe Northwest High School 1 1
Olathe South High School 3 8
Olathe West High School 0 2
Shawnee Mission East High School 0 4
Shawnee Mission North High School 5 10
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School 2 14
Shawnee Mission South High School 0 8
Shawnee Mission West High School 2 7
Spring Hill High School 0 0 Source: KHI analysis of data from the Kansas Department of Revenue and Johnson County.
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Sedgwick County. Of the 31 high schools in Sedgwick County, the number of tobacco retail
outlets ranges between zero and nine retailers within a half mile of the school (Figure 8 and
Figure A-4, page A-7). Sixteen out of 31 (51.6 percent) high schools in Sedgwick County have
at least one tobacco retail outlet within a half mile. Four high schools in the county have five or
more retailers within a half mile of the school – Chester I. Lewis Learning Center (9), Wichita
South High School (9), Wichita East High School (6) and Wichita West High School (5). Four
high schools have no tobacco retail outlet within a mile of the school – Eisenhower, Wichita
Heights, Northeast Magnet and Wichita Southeast High School.
Figure 8. Number of Tobacco Retail Outlets (“Retailers”) Within 0.5 and 1.0 Mile of a High School in Sedgwick County, by High School, 2017
High School Retailers Within 0.5 mile
Retailers Within 1.0 mile
Andale High School 0 1
Bishop Carroll Catholic School 0 9
Cheney High School 4 4
Chester I. Lewis Learning Center 9 19
Clearwater High School 1 3
Complete High School 0 2
Derby High School 4 5
East High School 6 22
Eisenhower High School 0 0
Garden Plain High School 1 1
Goddard Academy 0 4
Goddard High School 0 2
Haysville Alternative High School 4 6
Heights High School 0 0
Independent High School 1 7
Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School 2 4
Learning by Design Virtual Charter School 4 6
Maize High School 0 2
Maize South High School 0 3
Mulvane High School 0 3
North High School 4 16
Northeast Magnet 0 0
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Figure 8 (continued). Number of Tobacco Retail Outlets (“Retailers”) Within 0.5 and 1.0 Mile of a High School in Sedgwick County, by High School, 2017
High School Retailers Within
0.5 mile Retailers Within
1.0 mile
Northwest High School 4 10
South High School 9 14
Southeast High School 0 0
The Learning Center 4 5
Trinity Academy 1 2
Valley Center High School 0 1
West High School 5 18
Wichita Collegiate High School 0 2
Andale High School 0 1
Source: KHI analysis of data from the Kansas Department of Revenue and Sedgwick County.
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Discussion
Despite ongoing litigation in Topeka, several localities in Kansas recently have adopted
Tobacco 21 (T21). This demonstrates a continued strong interest in adopting T21 as a tobacco
control and prevention strategy for youth tobacco use. The enforcement study conducted in
Kansas City, Kansas, is the first in the state (to our knowledge) to assess retailer compliance
after implementing the T21 ordinance and the local retailer violation rate was 24.8 percent in
2017; it is not conclusive due to limitations in the study design. Along with T21 retailer
compliance studies conducted in other parts of the country, this study has demonstrated the
need for awareness and support to improve compliance with tobacco sales to persons under
age 21.36,37
Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores and Convenience Stores combined had the highest
retailer violation rate (31.9 percent) among retailer types and studies have shown that
adolescents frequently shop in such establishments. The 2012 Surgeon General report found
that heavy advertising in convenience stores, especially in predominantly ethnic and low-income
neighborhoods, could expose youth to pro-smoking messages leading to an increase in
initiation rates.38 Retail-dense Wyandotte County might consider selective enforcement checks
of youth access laws among this retailer type as well as other tobacco retail outlets in close
proximity, such as Sumner Academy and Wyandotte High School. In addition, Wyandotte
County also could consider restricting the number of tobacco retail outlets, especially near
schools.39
Limitations
This study has some limitations. First, the data collected by KCKPD was a convenience sample
– although every tobacco retail outlet in the study area had an inspection, only select retailers
had more than one inspection. Selection bias of retailers could have been introduced when
KCKPD revisited some tobacco retail outlets for an inspection at their discretion. Second,
outdated or incorrect tobacco retail outlet address information posed a challenge to match the
location of some tobacco retail outlets reported in the enforcement study to the active cigarette,
consumable material and tobacco licenses in 2017 from KDOR as well as the locations listed by
the Synar officer. This might have led to an incorrect count and location of tobacco retail outlets
in the study area of Kansas City, Kansas.
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While this analysis did not examine the age of the clerk, which was collected for failed
inspections only, future enforcement studies could collect clerk age for all inspections to
examine any association between clerk age and failed inspections. Other future considerations
could include examining the compliance of displaying appropriate signage or asking clerks
whether they are aware of the Tobacco 21 policy, which could provide a more robust analysis of
retailer awareness and compliance.
Conclusions
Momentum for Tobacco 21 (T21) in Kansas could continue to build if awareness and support
among retailers and the public is demonstrated. Stricter enforcement, particularly in tobacco
retail dense locations and among retailers in close proximity to schools, should be considered.
Localities might want to consider policies around robust enforcement and point-of-sale
restrictions, which in turn might limit access to and exposure to tobacco products. Localities also
might consider imposing distance requirements between existing tobacco retail outlets, capping
the number of tobacco retail outlets in a given geographic area, establishing a maximum
number of tobacco retail outlets proportional to population size, and prohibiting sales at certain
types of establishments, such as pharmacies, or within a certain distance of locations serving
youth. For instance, the City of Shawnee approved a moratorium on March 26, 2018, and
recently extended it until July 1, 2019, limiting the number of businesses selling vaping or e-
cigarette products.40 Hence, new and current adopters of T21 might want to consider
enforcement provisions and funding mechanisms in their ordinances, and also review other
evidence-based policy initiatives related to tobacco retail outlet density.
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Appendix A. Additional Figures
Figure A-1. Results of the Enforcement Study in Kansas City, Kansas, by Census Tract, November 2017
Census Tracts with Inspections
Inspections Retailers
# Inspections
# Failed Inspection(s)
Overall Failure
Rate # Retailers
Visited # Retailer Violations
Retailer Violation
Rate
400.01 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0%
402 2 1 50.0% 1 1 100.0%
403 2 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0%
404 6 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0%
405 3 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0%
406 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0%
407 4 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0%
411 2 1 50.0% 1 1 100.0%
412 2 1 50.0% 1 1 100.0%
413 8 0 0.0% 5 0 0.0%
415 2 1 50.0% 2 1 50.0%
416 4 1 25.0% 2 1 50.0%
417 8 1 12.5% 5 1 20.0%
418 8 0 0.0% 6 0 0.0%
419 4 1 25.0% 2 1 50.0%
421 3 2 66.7% 2 1 50.0%
422 7 1 14.3% 4 1 25.0%
423 12 2 16.7% 6 2 33.3%
424 9 0 0.0% 4 0 0.0%
425.01 2 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0%
425.02 6 1 16.7% 2 1 50.0%
426 6 1 16.7% 2 1 50.0%
427 12 1 8.3% 5 1 20.0%
428 8 0 0.0% 3 0 0.0%
433.01 3 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0%
434 3 1 33.3% 1 1 100.0%
435 3 1 33.3% 2 1 50.0%
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Figure A-1 (continued). Results of the Enforcement Study in Kansas City, Kansas, by Census Tract, November 2017
Census Tracts with Inspections
Inspections Retailers
# Inspections
# Failed Inspection(s)
Overall Failure
Rate # Retailers
Visited # Retailer Violations
Retailer Violation
Rate
436 9 1 11.1% 6 1 16.7%
437 3 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0%
438.03 6 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0%
438.04 7 1 14.3% 2 1 50.0%
439.03 9 1 11.1% 4 1 25.0%
439.04 8 0 0.0% 4 0 0.0%
439.05 7 1 14.3% 4 1 25.0%
440.01 6 0 0.0% 3 0 0.0%
440.03 2 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0%
441.01 3 1 33.3% 2 1 50.0%
441.02 6 0 0.0% 3 0 0.0%
441.03 3 1 33.3% 1 1 100.0%
441.04 3 2 66.7% 1 1 100.0%
442.01 12 2 16.7% 5 2 40.0%
442.02 6 1 16.7% 2 1 50.0%
443.01 13 1 7.7% 5 1 20.0%
443.02 3 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0%
444 3 2 66.7% 2 2 100.0%
445 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0%
447.03 4 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0%
447.04 6 3 50.0% 2 2 100.0%
448.03 7 0 0.0% 3 0 0.0%
450 8 1 12.5% 3 1 33.3%
452 6 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0%
Summary 272 35 12.9% 129 32 24.8% Note: Overall failure rate is computed as the number of failed inspections divided by number of total inspections. Retailer violation rate (RVR) is computed as the number of retailer violations divided by the number of retailers inspected. Source: KHI analysis of data from the 2017 Kansas City, Kansas, Enforcement Study.
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Figure A-2. Proportion of Persons Age 15-20, Minorities, Families in Poverty and Number of Failed Inspections in Kansas City, Kansas, by Census Tract, 2017
Census Tracts with Inspections
# Inspections # Failed Inspection(s) Age 15-20 Minorities Families in
Poverty
400.01 1 0 - - -
400.02 - - - - -
402 2 1 17.1% 97.8% 41.7%
403 2 0 9.6% 90.6% 38.5%
404 6 0 12.5% 94.5% 20.8%
405 3 0 10.2% 79.6% 17.2%
406 1 0 8.9% 89.9% 28.0%
407 4 0 7.8% 95.5% 39.8%
408 - - 5.7% 97.3% 25.3%
409 - - 6.2% 67.9% 30.6%
410 - - 4.5% 98.6% 53.3%
411 2 1 7.0% 97.5% 62.4%
412 2 1 7.7% 97.0% 33.8%
413 8 0 6.5% 85.9% 35.7%
415 2 1 11.4% 82.7% 24.3%
416 4 1 8.8% 72.9% 16.2%
417 8 1 8.4% 83.7% 16.3%
418 8 0 0.8% 79.5% 49.5%
419 4 1 8.9% 52.4% 25.1%
420.01 - - 8.5% 77.4% 36.0%
420.02 - - 9.9% 87.1% 46.6%
421 3 2 6.9% 82.3% 31.1%
422 7 1 6.9% 71.9% 20.2%
423 12 2 9.8% 83.3% 48.8%
424 9 0 9.3% 89.3% 31.6%
425.01 2 0 - - -
425.02 6 1 - - -
426 6 1 5.6% 74.4% 24.5%
427 12 1 9.2% 80.9% 37.4%
428 8 0 7.4% 64.1% 28.2%
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Figure A-2 (continued). Proportion of Persons Age 15-20, Minorities, Families in Poverty and Number of Failed Inspections in Kansas City, Kansas, by Census Tract, 2017
Census Tracts with Inspections
# Inspections # Failed Inspection(s) Age 15-20 Minorities Families
in Poverty
430 - - 0.0% 60.8% 20.0%
433.01 3 0 3.4% 58.7% 26.8%
434 3 1 6.6% 49.6% 11.6%
435 3 1 7.5% 31.3% 9.9%
436 9 1 8.4% 40.3% 10.4%
437 3 0 7.4% 40.7% 9.4%
438.02 - - 5.9% 10.4% 10.1%
438.03 6 0 7.3% 23.7% 5.0%
438.04 7 1 - - -
439.03 9 1 12.2% 73.1% 21.3%
439.04 8 0 8.2% 78.8% 36.3%
439.05 7 1 11.3% 52.5% 29.7%
440.01 6 0 8.1% 50.4% 12.9%
440.03 2 0 2.2% 26.0% 28.2%
440.04 - - 4.4% 38.6% 44.4%
441.01 3 1 11.4% 74.3% 22.7%
441.02 6 0 10.6% 41.1% 6.1%
441.03 3 1 5.8% 54.4% 10.6%
441.04 3 2 12.9% 75.0% 26.1%
442.01 12 2 6.6% 42.2% 3.1%
442.02 6 1 9.5% 58.5% 12.0%
443.01 13 1 5.0% 50.0% 28.0%
443.02 3 0 4.1% 61.9% 11.5%
443.03 - - 11.2% 82.6% 13.3%
444 3 2 7.8% 75.5% 14.3%
445 1 0 5.9% 65.6% 28.4%
446.01 - - 7.0% 35.1% 11.2%
446.02 - - - - -
446.03 - - - - -
447.03 4 0 5.6% 26.1% 4.4%
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Figure A-2 (continued). Proportion of Persons Age 15-20, Minorities, Families in Poverty and Number of Failed Inspections in Kansas City, Kansas, by Census Tract, 2017
Census Tracts with Inspections
# Inspections # Failed Inspection(s) Age 15-20 Minorities Families
in Poverty
447.04 6 3 5.1% 38.8% 3.7%
448.03 7 0 6.9% 23.0% 5.3%
448.04 - - 4.1% 32.0% 5.9%
450 8 1 5.4% 46.1% 30.8%
451 - - 2.0% 68.5% 38.5%
452 6 0 4.0% 39.6% 26.1% Note: Census tracts with no tobacco retail outlet or no persons living in the geographic area are indicated by a dash. T21 policies affect access of tobacco products to people age 15-20. Minorities includes any population other than non-Hispanic Whites. Families in poverty include persons living in households with family incomes less than 100 percent of the federal poverty level ($24,600 for a family of four in 2017). Source: KHI analysis of data from the Unified Government Public Health Department and from the U.S. Census Bureau 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
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Figure A-3. Location of Tobacco Retail Outlets (“Retailers”) Within 0.5 and 1.0 Mile of a High School in Johnson County, by High School, 2017
Note: The darker, inner circle shows the 0.5 mile radius (easy walking distance). The lighter, outer circle shows the 1.0 mile radius (reasonable walking distance). Source: KHI analysis of data from the Kansas Department of Revenue and from Johnson County.
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Figure A-4. Location of Tobacco Retail Outlets (“Retailers”) Within 0.5 and 1.0 Mile of a High School in Sedgwick County, by High School, 2017
Note: The darker, inner circle shows the 0.5 mile radius (easy walking distance). The lighter, outer circle shows the 1.0 mile radius (reasonable walking distance). Source: KHI analysis of data from the Kansas Department of Revenue and from Sedgwick County.
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Figure A-5. Comparison of Location of Tobacco Retail Outlets (“Retailers”) Within 0.5 and 1.0 Mile of a High School in Wyandotte, Johnson and Sedgwick Counties, by High School, 2017
Note: The darker, inner circle shows the 0.5 mile radius (easy walking distance). The lighter, outer circle shows the 1.0 mile radius (reasonable walking distance). The high school abbreviations can be cross-referenced in Figure A-6, page A-9. Source: KHI analysis of data from the Kansas Department of Revenue and from Wyandotte, Johnson and Sedgwick counties.
Wyandotte County
Johnson County
Sedgwick County
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Figure A-6. Table of Symbols on Figure A-5 and High School Names in Wyandotte, Johnson and Sedgwick Counties
County Name Symbol Wyandotte Bonner Springs High School B Wyandotte Endeavor High School E Wyandotte F.L. Schlagle High School FS Wyandotte J.C. Harmon High School JCH Wyandotte Piper High School P Wyandotte Sumner Academy of Arts and Science SA Wyandotte Turner High School T Wyandotte Washington High School W Wyandotte Wyandotte High School WY Johnson Blue Valley Academy BVA Johnson Blue Valley Center for Advanced Professional Studies CAPS Johnson Blue Valley High School BV Johnson Blue Valley North High School BVN Johnson Blue Valley Northwest High School BVNW Johnson Blue Valley Southwest High School BVSW Johnson Blue Valley West High School BVW Johnson De Soto High School DS Johnson Gardner Edgerton High School GE Johnson Horizons High School H Johnson Mill Valley High School MV Johnson Olathe Advanced Technical Center OATC Johnson Olathe East High School OE Johnson Olathe North High School ON Johnson Olathe Northwest High School ONW Johnson Olathe South High School OS Johnson Olathe West High School OW Johnson Shawnee Mission East High School SME Johnson Shawnee Mission North High School SMN Johnson Shawnee Mission Northwest High School SMNW Johnson Shawnee Mission South High School SMS Johnson Shawnee Mission West High School SMW Johnson Spring Hill High School SH Sedgwick Andale High School AH Sedgwick Bishop Carroll Catholic School BCC Sedgwick Campus High School Ca Sedgwick Cheney High School CH
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Figure A-6 (continued). Table of Symbols on Figure A-5 and High School Names in Wyandotte, Johnson and Sedgwick Counties
County Name Symbol Sedgwick Chester I. Lewis Learning Center CIL Sedgwick Clearwater High School Cl Sedgwick Complete High School Co Sedgwick Derby High School D Sedgwick East High School WE Sedgwick Eisenhower High School E Sedgwick Garden Plain High School GP Sedgwick Goddard Academy GA Sedgwick Goddard High School GH Sedgwick Haysville Alternative High School HA Sedgwick Heights High School H Sedgwick Independent High School I Sedgwick Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School K Sedgwick Learning by Design Virtual Charter School LD Sedgwick Maize High School M Sedgwick Maize South High School MS Sedgwick Mulvane High School MH Sedgwick North High School WN Sedgwick Northeast Magnet NM Sedgwick Northwest High School NW Sedgwick South High School WS Sedgwick Southeast High School SE Sedgwick The Learning Center TLC Sedgwick Trinity Academy TA Sedgwick Valley Center High School VC Sedgwick West High School WW Sedgwick Wichita Collegiate High School WCH
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Appendix B. Endnotes
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2 Kessel Schneider, S., Buka, S. L., Dash, K., et al. (2016). Community reductions in youth smoking after raising the minimum tobacco sales age to 21. Tobacco Control, 25, 355–359.
3 DiFranza, J. R., & Coleman, M. (2001). Sources of tobacco for youths in communities with strong enforcement of youth access laws. Tobacco Control, 10, 323–328.
4 White, M. M, Gilpin, E. A., Emery, S. L, et al. (2005). Facilitating adolescent smoking: who provides the cigarettes? American Journal of Health Promotion, 19, 355–360.
5 U.S. Food & Drug Administration. (2018, December 4). Products, Ingredients and Components. Retrieved from https://www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts/Labeling/ProductsIngredientsComponents/ucm20081732.htm.
6 Institute of Medicine. (2015). Public Health Implications of Raising the Minimum Age of Legal Access to Tobacco Products. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press.
7 Ibid.
8 Kendler, K. S., Myers, J., Imad Damaj, M. I., & Chen, X. (2013). Early smoking onset and risk for subsequent nicotine dependence: a monozygotic co-twin control study. American Journal of Psychiatry, 170, 408–413.
9 Kansas Department of Health and Environment. (2014). Tobacco Use in Kansas Adults: 2012-2013 Adult Tobacco Survey. Retrieved from http://www.kdheks.gov/tobacco/download/Tobacco_Use_in_Kansas_2012_2013.pdf
10 Institute of Medicine. (2015). In: Bonnie, R. J., Stratton, K., & Kwan, L. Y., (Eds.), Public health implications of raising the minimum age of legal access to tobacco products. Washington, D.C.
11 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2005 and 2017). Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Retrieved from https://nccd.cdc.gov/Youthonline/App/Results.aspx?TT=J&OUT=0&SID=HS&QID=QQ&LID=KS&YID=YY&LID2=&YID2=&COL=T&ROW1=N&ROW2=N&HT=C02&LCT=LL&FS=S1&FR=R1&FG=G1&FA=A1&FI=I1&FP=P1&FSL=S1&FRL=R1&FGL=1&FAL=A1&FIL=I1&FPL=P1&PV=&TST=False&C1=&C2=&QP=G&DP=1&VA=CI&CS=Y&SYID=2005&EYID=2017&SC=DEFAULT&SO=ASC
12 Ibid.
13 Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration Reorganization Act. (1992). Pub. L. No. 102-321.
14 The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. (2009). Pub. L. No. 111-31.
15 Tobacco 21. (n.d.). Retrieved March 28, 2018, from https://tobacco21.org/
16 Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration Reorganization Act. (1992). Pub. L. No. 102-321.
17 The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. (2009). Pub. L. No. 111-31.
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18 Kansas Health Institute. (2018). Understanding the Tobacco 21 Initiative and Implementation of
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19 Bavely, A., & Horsley, L. (2015, November 19). KC, Wyandotte County Raise Legal Age for Tobacco Purchases to 21. Retrieved from https://www.kansascity.com/living/health-fitness/article45537861.html
20 Ord. No. O-65-15 § 1, 2015. │Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas. Retrieved from https://library.municode.com/ks/wyandotte_county__unified_government/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH22MIPROF_ARTVIOFAGPUMO_DI V1GE_S22-204SEGIFUCITOPRMISECITOPRANPEUN21YEAG
21 Ibid.
22 Ibid.
23 Kansas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Local Data. (2017). Wyandotte County. Retrieved from http://www.kdheks.gov/brfss/HRSReports/2017/County/wyandotte_2017chrs.pdf
24 U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Retrieved from https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/searchresults.xhtml?refresh=t
25 Lee, J. G., Henriksen, L., Rose, S. W., Moreland-Russell, S., & Ribisl, K M. (2015). A Systematic Review of Neighborhood Disparities in Point-of-Sale Tobacco Marketing. American Journal of Public Health, 105(9), e8-e18.
26 Ibid.
27 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2012). Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health.
28 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2012). Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health.
29 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2013). Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Retrieved from https://nccd.cdc.gov/youthonline/App/Results.aspx?TT=J&OUT=0&SID=HS&QID=QQ&LID=KS&YID=YY&LID2=&YID2=&COL=T&ROW1=N&ROW2=N&HT=QQ&LCT=LL&FS=S1&FR=R1&FG=G1&FA=A1&FI=I1&FP=P1&FSL=S1&FRL=R1&FGL=G1&FAL=A1&FIL=I1&FPL=P1&PV=&TST=&C1=&C2=&QP=G&DP=1&VA=CI&CS=Y&SYID=&EYID=&SC=DEFAULT&SO=ASC
30 Ibid.
31 Ibid.
32 Ibid.
33 Cantrell, J., Pearson, J. L., Anesetti-Rothermel, A., Xiao, H., Kirchner, T. R., & Vallone, D. (2015). Tobacco Retail Outlet Density and Young Adult Tobacco Initiation. Nicotine & Tobacco Research: The Official Journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 18(2), 130-7.
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34 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2012). Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and
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35 County Health Rankings. (2019). Compare Counties: Wyandotte, KS and Sedgwick, KS. Retrieved from http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/app/kansas/2019/compare/snapshot?counties=20_209%2B20_173
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