Tobacco cessation quitlines are an effective population-based smoking cessation treatment (Stead et al., 2006; Fiore et al., 2008). However, quitline funding varies widely. As both quitlines and tobacco control programs face significant budget constraints due to the global recession, understanding whether state-level factors may influence funding levels is increasingly important. This study builds on our earlier efforts to explore state-level factors that may influence per capita quitline funding (Keller et al., 2007, 2009).
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