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. 2006 Apr;15(2):114–119. doi: 10.1136/tc.2005.012468

Table 3 Model of cigarette consumption separately by countries of the European Union (EU) and other countries, and by high or low GDP‐PPP, considering the most popular foreign brand cigarettes.

Independent variables Annual cigarette consumption
Model 1 Model 2
β (95% CI) β (95% CI)
EU countries (n = 18) (n = 17)
 Constant (α) 7.95 (7.49 to 8.40) 7.87 (7.28 to 8.45)
 GDP‐PPP‐adjusted price −0.49 (−1.07 to 0.09) −0.43 (−1.07 to 0.21)
 Male to female prevalence ratio 0.14 (−0.33 to 0.62)
Other countries (n = 12) (n = 11)
 Constant (α) 8.38 (7.68 to 9.09) 8.42 (7.61 to 9.24)
 GDP‐PPP adjusted price −1.00 (−1.57 to −0.42) −0.87 (−1.67 to −0.07)
 Male to female prevalence ratio −0.12 (−0.44 to 0.20)
GDP‐PPP ⩾15000US$ (n = 19) (n = 18)
 Constant (α) 8.16 (7.73 to 8.59) 8.12 (7.57 to 8.68)
 GDP‐PPP adjusted price −0.79 (−1.30 to −0.28) −0.76 (−1.34 to −0.19)
 Male to female prevalence ratio 0.10 (−0.39 to 0.58)
GDP‐PPP <15000US$ (n = 11) (n = 10)
 Constant (α) 8.29 (7.56 to 9.01) 8.28 (7.60 to 8.97)
 GDP‐PPP adjusted price −0.90 (−1.51 to −0.29) −0.41 (−1.23 to 0.41)
 Male to female prevalence ratio −0.34 (−0.72 to 0.04)

*List of countries: Azerbaijan, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan.

GDP‐PPP, gross domestic product‐purchasing power parities.