Dependent Variables
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Quitline call volume
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Natural log of the number of weekly calls to the quitline toll-free number as recorded in telephone service call records
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X
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X
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Web program registrations
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Natural log of the number of weekly online registrations for the web cessation program
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X
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X
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Independent Variables
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Television and radio TRPs
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Sum of weekly TRPs for television and radio cessation ads, secondhand smoke ads, and smoke-free law ads
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X
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Cessation TV campaign
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A binary variable for each week indicating if there was television advertising for the cessation campaign
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X
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Cessation print campaign
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A binary variable for each week indicating if there was print advertising for the cessation campaign
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X
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Cessation radio campaign
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A binary variable for each week indicating if there was radio advertising for the cessation campaign
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X
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Cessation online campaign
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A binary variable for each week indicating if there was online advertising for the cessation campaign
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X
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Cessation out-of-home campaign
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A binary variable for each week indicating if there was out-of-home advertising for the cessation campaign
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X
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Cessation other campaign
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A binary variable for each week indicating if there was other advertising for the cessation campaign
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X
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Secondhand smoke TV campaign
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A binary variable for each week indicating if there was TV advertising for the secondhand smoke campaign
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X
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Secondhand smoke print campaign
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A binary variable for each week indicating if there was print advertising for the secondhand smoke campaign
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X
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Secondhand smoke radio campaign
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A binary variable for each week indicating if there was radio advertising for the secondhand smoke campaign
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X
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Secondhand smoke online campaign
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A binary variable for each week indicating if there was online advertising for the secondhand smoke campaign
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X
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Secondhand smoke out-of-home campaign
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A binary variable for each week indicating if there was out-of-home advertising for the secondhand smoke campaign
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X
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Secondhand smoke other campaign
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A binary variable for each week indicating if there was other advertising for the secondhand smoke campaign
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X
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Smoke-free law TV campaign
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A binary variable for each week indicating if there was TV advertising for the smoke-free law campaign
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X
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Smoke-free law restroom campaign
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A binary variable for each week indicating if there was restroom advertising for the smoke-free law campaign
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X
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Smoke-free law radio campaign
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A binary variable for each week indicating if there was radio advertising for the smoke-free law campaign
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X
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Covariates
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Week
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Week number; included to account for the linear trend in the data
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X
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X
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Previous week's call volume
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A one week lag of the natural log of number of calls; included to account for week-to-week correlation in the residuals
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X
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X
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Previous week's web registrations
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A one week lag of the natural log of number of web registrants; included to account for week-to-week correlation in the residuals
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X
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X
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Gas Price
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Four-week moving average of gas price; included as a measure of economic stress
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X
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X
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Health Impact Fee
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75 cents increase in the cost of cigarettes (August 1, 2005); a binary variable coded 1 the week of 7/31/2005 (Peter Jenning's death coincides with Health Impact Fee)
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X
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X
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Quit To Live
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ABC News month long special Quitting to Live: Fighting Lung Cancer - promotes 1-800-QUIT-NOW; a binary variable coded 1 the weeks of 10/30/2005 through 11/27/2005
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X
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X
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Big Butt Billboard
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Big Butt spectacular billboard launches; a binary variable coded 1 the weeks of 11/27/2005 through 12/25/2005
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X
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X
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Freedom To Breathe legislative session
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Freedom to Breathe (statewide smoke free law) legislation session debates (Nov. 2006 - June 2007); a binary variable coded 1 the weeks of 10/29/2006 through 6/24/2007
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X
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X
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Freedom To Breathe Law
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Freedom to Breathe signed into law (May 16, 07); a binary variable coded 1 the week of 5/13/2007
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X
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X
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Age Progression Software
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Launched age-progression software a binary variable coded 1 the week of 06/24/2007
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X
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X
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Freedom To Breathe Implementation
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Freedom to Breathe implements (October 1, 2007); a binary variable coded 1 the week of 9/30/2007
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X
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X
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Great American Smokeout
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Great American Smokeout (third Thursday of November - every year); a binary variable coded 1 the weeks of 11/13/2005, 11/12/2006, and 11/11/2007
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X
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X
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New Year's Resolutions
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New Year resolution; a binary variable coded 1 the weeks of 1/1/2006, 12/31/2006, and 12/30/2007
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X
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X
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Minnesota State Fair Booth
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QUITPLAN Services booth at the Minnesota State Fair; a binary variable coded 1 the weeks of 8/21/05-9/4/05, 8/20/06-9/3/06, and 8/19/07-9/2/07
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X
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X
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