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Table 1 Intention to change behaviour before the cigarette excise tax increases in Germany (n = 1860 owing to 8 missing values).

Access to foreign cigarettes (cross‐border shopping) Intention to reduce smoking Intention to quit smoking Intention to switch to cheaper brand No intention for behaviour change Σ
No 512 (31.43%) 187 (11.48%) 260 (15.96%) 670 (41.13%) 1629 (87.58%)
Yes 54 (23.38%) 13 (5.63%) 38 (16.45%) 126 (54.55%) 231 (12.42%)
Σ 566 (30.43%) 200 (10.75%) 298 (16.02%) 796 (42.80%) 1860 (100%)
χ2 (df = 1) 5.98, p<0.05 7.11, p<0.01 0.05, NS 15.35, p<0.001