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TU-16.3 Eliminate State laws that preempt stronger local tobacco control laws on youth access
About the Data: National
Description of the data source, numerator, denominator, survey questions, and other relevant details about the national estimate.
Number of States and the District of Columbia with preemptive laws in the areas on minors’ access to tobacco products.
Newly enacted State tobacco-control legislation is downloaded from Westlaw, an on-line legal database. CDC, OSH searches the Westlaw LEGIS-ALL database for all 50 states and D.C.’s enacted bills for the quarter using date restrictions. The bills are coded according to variables identified by CDC, OSH, which include preemption related to minors' access.
About the Data: State
Description of the data source, numerator, denominator, survey questions, and other relevant details about the state-level data.
Number of States and the District of Columbia with preemptive laws in the areas on minors’ access to tobacco products.
Newly enacted State tobacco-control legislation is downloaded from Westlaw, an on-line legal database. CDC, OSH searches the Westlaw LEGIS-ALL database for all 50 states and D.C.’s enacted bills for the quarter using date restrictions. The bills are coded according to variables identified by CDC, OSH, which include preemption related to minors' access.