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Table 3 Mean (SD) change of daily energy consumption (kJ/capita) at 20% SSB tax

From: Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages: impact on overweight and obesity in Germany

Age group

Male income groups

Female income groups

(years)

Low

Middle

High

Low

Middle

High

15–19

−166 (125)

−65 (93)

−34 (66)

−172 (120)

−68 (87)

−45 (59)

20–29

−376 (179)

−210 (140)

−159 (99)

−128 (81)

−22 (63)

−15 (41)

30–39

−251 (126)

−134 (99)

−119 (80)

−55 (59)

−5 (47)

14 (36)

40–49

−129 (83)

−69 (65)

−54 (48)

−52 (459

5 (38)

5 (25)

50–59

−61 (55)

−9 (38)

−15 (28)

8 (26)

23 (25)

21 (15)

60–69

5 (20)

20 (20)

11 (14)

18 (20)

39 (22)

33 (17)

70–79

4 (21)

21 (20)

11 (26)

19 (24)

38 (21)

31 (16)

  1. Different gender, age and income groups were modelled. Note that in some groups, an SSB tax increased energy consumption, as SSB consumption was minimal even without taxation, but cross-elasticity increased consumption of juice, resulting in higher energy consumption