Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of variables before and after 1 October 2011, when the Danish tax on saturated fat in foods was introduced
| Consumer price (net of discounts, etc.) (DKK/kg) | Purchased quantity (kg/store per month) | Budget share | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1 Oct. 2011 | After 1 Oct. 2011 | Before 1 Oct. 2011 | After 1 Oct. 2011 | Before 1 Oct. 2011 | After 1 Oct. 2011 | |
| Minced beef | 1·00 | 1·00 | ||||
| LoF (≤7 % fat) | 65·25 | 66·65 | 103·8 | 151·6 | 0·30 | 0·34 |
| MdF (7–11 % fat) | 48·63 | 54·13 | 164·6 | 202·2 | 0·42 | 0·42 |
| HiF (≥12 % fat) | 40·72 | 44·52 | 145·6 | 148·2 | 0·28 | 0·24 |
| Regular cream | 1·00 | 1·00 | ||||
| LoF | 10·99 | 11·18 | 37·1 | 31·2 | 0·05 | 0·03 |
| MdF | 17·80 | 22·36 | 40·2 | 61·3 | 0·09 | 0·14 |
| HiF | 24·09 | 27·72 | 366·8 | 385·7 | 0·83 | 0·81 |
| Sour cream | 1·00 | 1·00 | ||||
| LoF | 19·25 | 19·79 | 74·0 | 71·5 | 0·54 | 0·59 |
| MdF | 23·53 | 18·48 | 43·8 | 35·3 | 0·41 | 0·36 |
| HiF | 17·58 | 17·84 | 4·4 | 4·0 | 0·05 | 0·06 |
LoF, low-fat variety; MdF, medium-fat variety; HiF, high-fat variety.