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Table 3 Marginal effects for the Generalized Ordered Probit model for SSB expenditures

From: Expenditures on sugar-sweetened beverages in Jamaica and its association with household budget allocation

 

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(2)

(3)

(4)

VARIABLES

No SSB expenditures vs positive SSB expenditures

No, medium or high SSB expenditures vs low SSB expenditures

No, low or high SSB expenditures vs medium SSB expenditures

Less-than-high SSB expenditures vs high SSB expenditures

Urban household (ref: rural household)

0.023**

-0.003

-0.007

-0.013

(0.010)

(0.009)

(0.009)

(0.008)

Sex of household (HH) head

-0.012

0.006

0.005

0.001

(0.010)

(0.009)

(0.009)

(0.008)

Age of HH head

0.009***

-0.001

-0.001

-0.008***

 

(0.002)

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.001)

Age squared of HH head

-0.000***

0.000

0.000

0.000***

 

(0.000)

(0.000)

(0.000)

(0.000)

Log of HH size

0.036***

0.005

-0.014

-0.027***

 

(0.010)

(0.009)

(0.009)

(0.009)

Proportion of women in HH

-0.011

0.038***

0.003

-0.031**

 

(0.016)

(0.015)

(0.015)

(0.014)

Proportion of children in the HH

-0.079***

0.003

0.015

0.061***

 

(0.026)

(0.023)

(0.023)

(0.022)

Someone employed in the household (ref: no one employed in the household)

-0.009

-0.009

0.015

0.004

 

(0.012)

(0.011)

(0.011)

(0.010)

Log Total HH expenditure

-0.167***

-0.075***

0.035***

0.207***

 

(0.006)

(0.005)

(0.005)

(0.005)

Observations

8,760

8,760

8,760

8,760

  1. Standard errors in parentheses, ***p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1