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Table 5 Estimates of own-price elasticities of demand for various sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in Bangladesh

From: Own price elasticities of the demand for sugar-sweetened beverages in Bangladesh

Type of SSB Goods

Own Price Elasticity

[95% Conf. Interval]

Soft Drinks

-1.168***

(0.046)

[-1.258, -1.077]

Horlicks

-0.527***

(0.132)

[-0.785, -0.270]

Tea and Coffee (Inside house consumption) in KG

-0.822***

(0.054)

[-0.928, -0.715]

Tea Cup (Outside house)

-0.747***

(0.073)

[-0.889, 0.604]

Coffee Cup (Outside house)

-0.384

(7.942)

[-15.949, 15.182]

  1. ***p < 0.01; Bootstrap standard errors are in parenthesis. 95% CI are also obtained through the bootstrap method