Survey finds tobacco sales to island youths remain low
HONOLULU (AP) _ Illegal tobacco sales to minors under the age of 18 remain low throughout the state.
That's according to a survey by the state Health Department's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division.
Earlier this year, federally mandated annual inspections were conducted of retail outlets to determine the extent of illegal sales of tobacco products to youths.
Teams composed of volunteers, ages 15 to 17, and adult observers visited a random sample of 221 stores where the youths attempted to buy cigarettes.
The department says just 13 stores sold to the minors.
The noncompliance rate was nine-point-seven percent on the Big Island, seven-point-four percent for Maui County and five-point-three percent for Oahu. No stores on Kauai sold cigarettes to the youths.
That's according to a survey by the state Health Department's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division.
Earlier this year, federally mandated annual inspections were conducted of retail outlets to determine the extent of illegal sales of tobacco products to youths.
Teams composed of volunteers, ages 15 to 17, and adult observers visited a random sample of 221 stores where the youths attempted to buy cigarettes.
The department says just 13 stores sold to the minors.
The noncompliance rate was nine-point-seven percent on the Big Island, seven-point-four percent for Maui County and five-point-three percent for Oahu. No stores on Kauai sold cigarettes to the youths.
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