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The purpose of the First Look Report Series is to provide brief research findings from the National Youth Tobacco Surveys and other tobacco use surveys. The series will cover a wide range of topics including tobacco use behaviors, attitudes and beliefs about tobacco, pro- and counter-tobacco marketing efforts, results of the American Legacy Foundation Initiatives, and other policies and programs related to tobacco use.

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ABSTRACT:
The purpose of this report is to examine the issue of youth access to cigarettes using data from the 1999 Natiional Youth Tobacco Survey. Yout access to cigarettes is described in terms of youth's usual sources of cigarettes, the prices they pay, and the restrictions they encounter when trying to purchase cigarettes. This report focues on four general questions with the following main findings: 1)How do youth obtain cigarettes? 2)Where do youth go to purchase cigarettes? 3)What do youth pay for pack of cigarettes?