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Table 3 Mean expenditure differences of smokers and ex-smokers by socioeconomic position per annum

From: Household expenditure of smokers and ex-smokers across socioeconomic groups: results from a large nationwide Australian longitudinal survey

 

Alcohol

Meals eaten out

Groceries

Education

Clothing

Motor Vehicle Fuel

Medicine

Health Practitioner

Insurance

Total sample

$230.0*

($95.3–$364.7)

−$361.2**

(− $378.9−− $215.9)

− $528.8**

(− $780.6−− $277.1)

−$456.0**

(− $624.0−− $288.1)

−$181.6

(− $386.9–$23.8)

−$152.5

(− $297.2−−$7.8)

−$70.9*

− $103.6−−$38.3

−$344.7**

(−$444.5−−$245.0)

−$318.1**

(−$407.4−− $228.9)

SEIFA quintile 1

$192.8

($27.0–$358.7)

−$355.5**

(− $512.6−− $198.5)

− $329.4

(− $648.3−− $10.4)

− $276.9**

(− $412.4−− $141.3)

$109.06

(−$ 409.2−− $627.3)

−$279.9**

(− $434.2−− $125.6)

−$50.1

(−$93.4 −− $6.8)

−$132.4

(− $248.0−− $16.7)

− $291.0**

(− $397.6−− $184.4)

SEIFA quintile 2

$212.3*

($86.0–$338.6)

−$358.5**

(−$476.3−− $240.7)

−$434.0**

(− $672.5−− $195.5)

−$370.8**

(− $494.3-−− $247.3)

−$43.3

(−$ 391.4–$304.7)

−$213.1*

(− $344.3−− $81.8)

−$61.0**

(− $92.8−− $29.3)

−$243.7**

(− $334.6−− $152.8)

− $305.2**

(− $386.5−− $224.0)

SEIFA quintile 3

$231.8*

($93.8–$369.8)

−$361.5**

(− $493.3−− $229.6)

− $538.6**

(− $796.6−− $280.5)

− $464.8**

(−$ 639.0-−− $290.5)

−$195.8

(− $388.2−−$ 3.4)

−$146.2

(− $294.1−− $1.5)

− $72.0**

(− $105.4 −− $38.5)

−$355.1**

(− $457.3−− $252.8)

−$319.5**

(− $411.1−− $227.8)

SEIFA quintile 4

$251.3

($59.3–$443.2)

−$364.5**

(− $551.9−− $177.0)

−$643.1**

(− 1004.8−− 281.5)

− $558.7**

(− $811.2−− $306.3)

−$348.2**

(− $475.6−− $220.7)

−$79.5

($273.5−− $114.6)

−$ 82.9**

(− $129.9−−$ 35.9)

−$466.5**

(− $607.8−− $325.2)

− $333.7**

(−$ 463.2−− $204.2)

SEIFA quintile 5

$270.7

($7.47–$534.0)

−$367.4**

(− $626.6−− $108.2)

− $747.7*

(− $1247.2−− $248.3)

− $652.7**

(− $992.2−− $313.1)

−$500.6**

(− $743.1−−$ 258.1)

−$12.6

(− $266.9−− $241.6)

−$93.8**

(− $159.2−− $28.5

−$-577.8**

(− $769.6−− $386.1)

− $347.9**

(− $526.0−− $169.8)

IEO quintile 1

$191.9

($80.5–$341.6)

−$383.6**

(−$556.6−− $210.5)

−$347.1

(− $664.2−− $30.0)

− $284.8**

(− $447.2−−$ 122.4)

−$122.7

(− $345.0–$99.7)

−$221.7*

(− $387.9−− $55.5)

−$64.0**

(− $109.3−− $18.7)

−$252.1**

(− $386.4−− $117.9)

−$276.3**

(− $381.3−− $171.3)

IEO quintile 2

$201.6*

($73.8–$329.4)

−$394.0**

(− $523.5−− $264.6)

− $452.5**

(− $694.5−− $210.4)

− $372.2**

(− $508.5−− $1236.0)

$302.4

(− $644.7–$1249.5)

−$194.6

(− $410.3−− $21.1)

−$79.7**

(− $113.2−− $46.1)

− $309.5**

(− $409.7−− $209.3)

−$305.1**

(− $388.4−− $221.7)

IEO quintile 3

$211.2*

($80.2–$342.2)

−$404.5**

(−$526.4−− $282.6)

− $557.9**

(−$ 805.0−− $310.7)

− $459.6**

(− $616.5−− $302.8)

−$280.1

(− $494.4−− $65.7)

−$50.2

(− $327.9–$227.5)

− $95.4**

(− $126.9−− $63.8)

−$366.9**

(− $463.5−− $270.3)

−$333.8**

(− $419.9−− $247.7)

IEO quintile 4

$220.8

($52.4–$389.3)

−$414.0**

(− $570.7−− $259.3)

− $663.3**

(− $991.9−− $334.6)

− $547.0**

(− $757.9−− $336.2)

−$457.7**

(− $683.0−− $232.3)

$136.9

(− $285.2–$559.1)

− $111.0**

(− $151.7−− $70.4)

−$424.2**

(− $550.2−− $298.3)

− $362.5**

(− $474.1−− $251.0)

IEO quintile 5

$230.5

($7.0–$454.0)

−$425.5**

(− $637.4−− $213.6)

− $768.7**

(− $1215.2−−$322.1)

− $634.5**

(−$914.1−−$354.9)

−$310.6*

(− $548.5−− $72.8)

−$229.1

(− $537.1–$78.9)

− $126.7**

(− $182.4−− $71.0)

−$481.6**

(− $653.8−− $309.4)

−$391.3**

(− $539.7−− $242.9)

  1. Mean expenditure difference is the mean of the difference in expenditure between smokers andex-smokers. Bold font indicates significance
  2. n = 17,605. Covariates included age, gender, having children, marital status, and remoteness scale
  3. SEIFA Socioeconomic Index for Areas, IEO index of education and occupation
  4. *p < 0.01
  5. **p < 0.001