CDC STATE System Tobacco Legislation on Youth Access, 1995-2025

1995-2025 state-level legislative data on tobacco use prevention and control policies, tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The STATE System houses current and historical data reported quarterly, focusing on restrictions, enforcement, and penalties for cigarette sales to youth via retail and vending machines. Data include columns such as TopicDesc, ProvisionValue, Effective_Date, Enacted_Date, LocationDesc, and YEAR.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in youth access provision types (ProvisionDesc, ProvisionGroupDesc) over time using YEAR and Quarter.
• Map state-level legislative activity (LocationDesc, GeoLocation) by topic (TopicDesc) and measure (MeasureDesc).
• Assess the timing and impact of policy changes by correlating Enacted_Date and Effective_Date with provision details (ProvisionValue, ProvisionAltValue).

Strengths

• Covers a 30-year time range from 1995 to 2025.
• Includes detailed legislative metadata across over 25 columns such as Citation, Comments, and DataSource.
• Data are reported and updated quarterly, as indicated by the Quarter column and platform update.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• License and author information are unknown, requiring verification before redistribution.

Provenance

Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System.

Collection Method

Legislative data tracked and reported on a quarterly basis.

Time Range

1995-2025

Freshness

Last updated 2025-04-01 11:10:23; data are reported quarterly.

Geography

U.S. state-level, as indicated by LocationDesc, LocationAbbr, and GeoLocation columns.