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. 2012 Sep 12;7(9):e43838. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043838

Figure 3. Percentage of Annual Household Income Spent on Cigarettes, Overall and by Income in New York and the United States, 2010–2011.

Figure 3

a Statistically significant difference between the percentage of income spent on cigarettes in New York between 2003–2004 and 2010–2011. b Statistically significant relationship between income level and the percentage of income spent on cigarettes in New York in 2003–2004. c Statistically significant relationship between income level and the percentage of income spent on cigarettes in New York in 2010–2011. This figure illustrates that smokers in New York earning less than $30,000 per year spend 21% of their income on cigarettes, compared to 2% for smokers earning $60,000 or more. The comparable percentages for smokers in the United States are 13% and 2% for those earning less than $30,000 and $60,000 or more respectively.