Table 1 Multipack promotions for single‐pack cigarette sales in supermarkets, USA, 1994–2004.
| Combination (buy, get) | Year | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | |
| 1,1 | 2% | 1% | 1% | 6% | 27% | 22% | 35% | 62% | 77% | ||
| 2,1 | 98% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 9% | 17% | 4% | 18% | 37% | 23% |
| 3,2 | 71% | 5% | 24% | 41% | 46% | 72% | 47% | 1% | |||
| 4,1 | 95% | 27% | 88% | 23% | 1% | ||||||
| 8,2 | 4% | 50% | 43% | 9% | 2% | ||||||
| n* | 125 | 4093 | 9889 | 10 984 | 25 799 | 24 005 | 20 878 | 53 227 | 64 658 | 36 920 | 28 250 |
Combinations that occur rarely are not shown. The maximum percentage in each year is in bold.
*Number of packs sold as part of a multipack promotion, including free packs, in 1000s.