TABLE 2—

Parameter Estimates and Elasticities for the Independent Effect of Cumulative Per Capita State Tobacco Control Program Expenditures and Cigarette Prices on Adult Smoking Prevalence, by Age Group^a and Annual Percentage Discount Rate for Tobacco Control Expenditures: United States, Current Population Survey, 1985–2003

	10% Discount		25% Discount		50% Discount
	b (P )	Elasticity	b (P )	Elasticity	b (P )	Elasticity
Overall population
Cumulative per capita expenditures	−0.040 (<.01)	−0.017	−0.048 (<.01)	−0.014	−0.052 (<.01)	−0.010
Real cigarette price	−0.025 (.05)	−0.059	−0.033 (.01)	−0.076	−0.042 (.01)	−0.097
Aged 18–24 years
Cumulative per capita expenditures	−0.035 (.04)	−0.014	−0.031 (.21)	−0.009	−0.016 (.66)	−0.003
Real cigarette price	−0.123 (<.01)	−0.270	−0.136 (<.01)	−0.297	−0.147 (<.01)	−0.322
Aged 25–39 years
Cumulative per capita expenditures	−0.049 (<.01)	−0.019	−0.053 (<.01)	−0.015	−0.050 (<.01)	−0.09
Real cigarette price	0.030 (.20)	0.065	0.017 (.431)	0.050	0.006 (.78)	0.013
Aged ≥40 years
Cumulative per capita expenditures	−0.038 (<.01)	−0.017	−0.050 (<.01)	−0.016	−0.063 (<.01)	−0.013
Real cigarette price	−0.035 (.04)	−0.083	−0.039 (.02)	−0.094	−0.046 (.01)	−0.111

Note. Parameter estimates were controlled for the effects of age, age squared, gender, race/ethnicity, marital status, education level, employment status, income level, missing demographic values, interview mode (in person vs telephone), youth-oriented tobacco control program, the interaction between youth-oriented antitobacco program and funding, state of residence, and year of survey participation. For explanation of percentage discount and elasticity, see “Methods” section.

^aFor each age group, the number of people responding to the survey who provided complete information on all of the variables used in the analysis was as follows: overall population = 1 210 280; 18 to 24 years = 112 906; 25 to 39 years = 373 556; 40 and older = 723 818.