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Table 1 Descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation, or frequencies)

From: Perceptions of plain packaging and health warnings among university students in Turkey: a survey-based experiment

Panel A

 

Mean

SD

Min

Max

p-value

Age

21.96

2.41

18

31

0.59

Income

486.83

459.25

0

1500

0.99

Age at initiation

16.16

2.63

7

26

0.32

Quit attempt

0.56

0.50

0

1

0.53

Negative affect

2.18

1.08

1

5

 < 0.01

Avoidant responses

2.23

1.18

1

5

 < 0.01

Intention to quit (%)

9.63

29.5

0

100

0.15

Panel B

Frequencies (%)

   

p-value

Gender

    

0.99

 Male

56.02

    

 Female

43.98

    

Nicotine dependence

    

0.13

 3: within 5 min

8.67

    

 2: in 6–30 min

19.10

    

 1: in 31–60 min

14.77

    

 0: after 60 min

57.46

    

Past 30-day consumption

    

0.17

 None

25.52

    

 10 cigarettes/day or less

40.45

    

 More than 10/day

34.03

    

Smoking is addictive

    

0.44

 1: Definitely disagree

2.41

    

 2: Disagree

5.94

    

 3: Neither agree, nor disagree

13.32

    

 4: Agree

22.47

    

 5: Definitely agree

55.86

    

Cigarette harm perception

    

0.40

 1: Not harmful at all

0.96

    

 2: Probably not harmful

0.16

    

 3: Probably harmful

13.32

    

 4: Absolutely harmful

85.55

    

Smoking but not harming self

    

0.57

 1: Definitely disagree

21.35

    

 2: Disagree

29.21

    

 3: Neither agree, nor disagree

21.99

    

 4: Agree

17.50

    

 5: Definitely agree

9.95

    
  1. In Panel A, p-value refers to the p-value of the F-test where H0 is all slope coefficient estimates are zero in the ordinary least squares regression of the variables listed in the table on condition dummy variables. In Panel B, p-values of chi-square tests for equality of percentages across conditions are reported. SD Standard deviation, Min minimum, Max maximum
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