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Table 3 The estimated cigarette price and income elasticities of different types of current smokers during 2000–2001 and during 2002–2003a

From: The effect of cigarette price increase on the cigarette consumption in Taiwan: evidence from the National Health Interview Surveys on cigarette consumption

 

2000–2001

2002–2003

Characteristics

Price elasticity

Income elasticity

Price elasticity

Income elasticity

Overall

-0.3352

(-4.355)*

0.0055

(0.849)

-0.4062

(-3.102)*

0.0174

(2.331)*

Gender

        

Male

-0.3107

(-4.036)*

0.0020

(0.291)

-0.3930

(-2.935)*

0.0194

(2.450)*

Female

-0.1223

(-0.312)

-0.0206

(-0.820)

-0.1406

(-0.251)

-0.0476

(-1.903)

Age

        

17–24

-0.4022

(-0.645)

0.0368

(1.151)

-0.1057

(-0.144)

0.0420

(1.532)

25–34

-0.0528

(-0.274)

-0.0038

(-0.227)

0.2300

(0.734)

0.0315

(1.822)

35–44

-0.1835

(-1.425)

-0.0028

(-0.206)

-0.2154

(-1.023)

-0.0060

(-0.422)

45–54

-0.1540

(-1.087)

0.0048

(0.388)

-0.4100

(-1.624)

-0.0107

(-0.724)

55-

-0.2453

(-1.073)

-0.0080

(-0.608)

-0.0475

(-0.118)

0.0008

(0.044)

Education

        

   College and above

-0.1070

(-0.514)

-0.0133

(-0.584)

-0.7007

(-2.047)*

0.0919

(4.148)*

   Senior high school

-0.2772

(-2.273)*

0.0211

(1.825)

-0.5369

(-2.703)*

0.0233

(2.069)*

   Junior high school

-0.5766

(-4.093)*

0.0275

(2.552)*

0.1789

(0.833)

0.0279

(2.058)*

   Preliminary or lower

0.0560

(0.302)

-0.0056

(-0.440)

-0.0392

(-0.118)

-0.0191

(-1.244)

Month income

        

   No income

-0.5103

(-2.193)*

  

-0.8363

(-2.014)*

  

   <NT $20,000

-0.4570

(-2.373)*

  

-0.7478

(-2.316)*

  

   NT $ 20,000–39,999

-0.4805

(-3.953)*

  

-0.2861

(-1.345)

  

   NT $ 40,000–59,999

-0.1562

(-0.951)

  

-0.2624

(-1.022)

  

   ≥ NT $ 60,000

0.2341

(1.050)

  

-0.1152

(-0.301)

  

Smoking degree

        

   Light smokers

-0.1984

(-2.046)*

0.0087

(1.120)

-0.5320

(-3.293)*

0.0172

(1.956)

   Medium smokers

-0.0228

(-0.914)

-0.0005

(-0.198)

-0.2600

(-5.068)*

-0.0046

(-1.514)

   Heavy smokers

0.2573

(1.973)*

-0.0083

(-0.820)

-0.0006

(-0.005)

0.0010

(0.137)

  1. a. t ratios are shown in parentheses.
  2. * p < 0.05.