The study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research tracked the smoking behavior of students in grades 8 and 10 over a period of up to six years.

The research found that higher cigarette prices discourage teens from experimenting with cigarettes, and are particularly effective in preventing teens from becoming regular addicted smokers. Specifically, the study showed that a 10-percent increase in the price of cigarettes would decrease the number of children who start to smoke between 3 percent and 10 percent, depending upon their stage of smoking.

The study is the first of its kind in the nation to examine the impact of cigarette prices by tracking youth smokers over a long a period of time.

The study's report, entitled "Effects of Price and Access Laws on Teenage Smoking Initiation: A National Longitudinal Analysis," is available at the University of Illinois at Chicago website under "Papers and Presentations." `

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