Retailers that Sold Tobacco to Underage Youth and Young Adults
This dataset includes two data tables that contain the percentage of licensed tobacco retailers that sold tobacco to underage youth and young adults: (1) Tobacco Sold to Youth Under 18, and (2) Tobacco Sold to Young Adults Under 21. The California Youth Tobacco Survey (YTPS), conducted between 1997 and 2018, assessed the rate of illegal tobacco sales to youth under the age of 18. Due to California raising the minimum legal sales age for tobacco products from 18 to 21 years old, YTPS was replaced with the Synar Tobacco Purchase Survey (STPS) in 2019. STPS is an annual survey that assesses the rate of illegal tobacco sales to young adults under the age of 21 years of age. Both surveys were conducted in accordance with the California’s Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement Act (STAKE Act) and the federal Synar Amendment.
Data files
| Data title and description | Access data | File details | Last updated |
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Tobacco Sold to Youth Under 18 This data table contains the percentage of licensed tobacco retailers that sold tobacco to youth under the age of 18 from the California Youth Tobacco Purchase Survey (YTPS) between 1997 and 2018. The YTPS was replaced with the Synar Tobacco Purchase Survey (STPS) in 2019 that utilizes youth under the age of 21. The YTPS was an annual survey that is conducted to gauge the rate of illegal tobacco sales to youth under the age of 18 across California, in accordance with California’s Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement Act (STAKE Act) and the federal Synar Amendment. Licensed tobacco retailers that are accessible to minors under the age of 18 throughout California are randomly selected for the survey. | Download | CSV | 12/04/23 |
Tobacco Sold to Young Adults Under 21 The data table contains the percentage of licensed tobacco retailers that sold tobacco to young adults under the age of 21 years of age from the Synar Tobacco Purchase Survey (STPS) from 2019. Licensed tobacco retailers that are accessible to minors under the age of 21 years of age throughout California are randomly selected for the survey. | Download | CSV | 12/04/23 |
All resource data | Download | ZIP | 08/29/24 |
Supporting files
| Data title and description | Access data | File details | Last updated |
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Data Dictionary-Tobacco Sold to Youth Under 18 This data table contains the percentage of licensed tobacco retailers that sold tobacco to youth under the age of 18 from the California YTPS between 1997 and present. The California Youth Tobacco Purchase Survey (YTPS) is an annual survey that is conducted to gauge the rate of illegal tobacco sales to youth under the age of 18 across California, in accordance with California’s Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement Act (STAKE Act) and the federal Synar Amendment. | Download | XLSX | 12/04/23 |
Tobacco Sold to Youth Narrative This data table contains the percentage of licensed tobacco retailers that sold tobacco to youth under the age of 18 from the California YTPS between 1997 and present. The California Youth Tobacco Purchase Survey (YTPS) is an annual survey that is conducted to gauge the rate of illegal tobacco sales to youth under the age of 18 across California, in accordance with California’s Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement Act (STAKE Act) and the federal Synar Amendment. | Download | PDF | 12/04/23 |
Data Dictionary -Tobacco Sold to Young Adults Under 21 | Download | XLSX | 12/04/23 |