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- The article examines factors influencing African Americans' views on the allocation of funds from the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), using a sample of 1,000 individuals across 10 congressional districts.
- A significant portion of respondents (38.7%) preferred an even distribution of MSA funds, while 63% wanted those funds specifically directed to African American communities.
- Key predictors of opinions on spending MSA funds included age, education, smoking status, homeownership, and beliefs regarding tobacco taxes and their fairness towards African Americans.
Article Abstract
This article analyzes demographic, attitudinal, and behavioral variables that predict African Americans' opinions about state distribution of funds received from the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). The sample consisted of 1,000 randomly selected African Americans from 10 U.S. congressional districts represented by African Americans. Descriptive analysis revealed that 38.7% of respondents favored dispersing funds evenly between tobacco control and other state functions, and 63% of respondents favored specifically directing MSA funds to African American communities. Cumulative logit regression analysis showed that age, education, geographic region, and smoking status were significant predictors of opinions about spending MSA funding on antismoking initiatives. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that opinions about targeted MSA funds to African Americans varied by homeownership, views on tobacco excise taxes, the fairness of tobacco taxes to African Americans, and the association between smoking and racism in U.S. society.
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