TABLE 7:
Sensitivity Analysis of the Effect of Changing Pass through Rate and SSB tax Rate on Obesity
| Change in obesity prevalence (Percentage change) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pass through rate | 80 | 90 | 100 | 110 | |
| Males | |||||
| Tax rate | 10 | −6.5% | −7.3% | −7.3% | −7.3% |
| 20 | −11.3% | −12.1% | −12.9% | −13.7% | |
| 30 | −16.1% | −18.5% | −20.2% | −21.8% | |
| Females | |||||
| Tax rate | 10 | −2.0% | −2.2% | −2.3% | −2.3% |
| 20 | −3.8% | −4.7% | −5.2% | −5.7% | |
| 30 | −5.9% | −7.0% | −8.2% | −8.6% | |
Source: Tanzania National Panel Survey (2012/13) and authors' calculations