MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
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MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. · Dec 1996
Estimates of retailers willing to sell tobacco to minors--California, August-September 1995 and June-July 1996.
The prevalence of tobacco use among adolescents is increasing, and the most common source of tobacco products for persons aged < 18 years (minors) is retail stores. In 1991, an estimated 29.6 million packs of cigarettes were sold illegally to minors in California, and an estimated 255 million packs were sold illegally to minors nationwide. ⋯ This report describes the retailer education and enforcement program and summarizes the results of the first two annual assessments (Youth Tobacco Purchase Surveys [YTPSs]). The findings indicate that, from August-September 1995 to June-July 1996, among over-the-counter tobacco outlets the percentage of retailers who asked for age identification increased substantially, the percentage of stores displaying warning signs on age restrictions increased, and the percentage of retailers willing to sell tobacco products to minors decreased.
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MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. · Dec 1996
Involvement by young drivers in fatal motor-vehicle crashes--United States, 1988-1995.
Motor-vehicle crashes (MVCs) are the leading cause of death for persons aged 15-20 years in the United States. Although the 11.9 million young drivers aged 15-20 years constituted only 6.7% of the total number of licensed drivers in the United States during 1995, they represented a disproportionate 14% of all drivers involved in fatal MVCs. In addition, adjusting for the number of miles driven, rates of fatal crashes were higher for young drivers than for drivers in any other age group (e.g., the rate for 16-year-olds was 18 times that for persons aged 30-34 years). This report summarizes trends in involvement in fatal MVCs by drivers aged 15-20 years during 1988-1995; these findings document an overall decline in involvement by young drivers in fatal crashes in the United States.