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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2013 May;44(5):459–464. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.01.007

Table 2.

Historical and $2011-adjusted prices and affordability of 1 standard drink per day of spirits brands in Pennsylvania

Price
(Year shown $) (Year 2011 –adjusted $) 1 drink per day (% of per capita disposable income)

Year Cheapest Spirits Bacardi Cheapest Spirits Bacardi Cheapest Spirits Bacardi
1950 0.17 0.21 1.57 2.00 4.46 5.67
1955 0.20 0.24 1.66 2.04 4.23 5.20
1960 0.20 0.26 1.51 1.98 3.61 4.72
1965 0.21 0.29 1.51 2.09 3.02 4.18
1970 0.22 0.31 1.27 1.79 2.24 3.15
1975 0.23 0.33 0.95 1.36 1.51 2.17
1980 0.25 0.34 0.67 0.92 1.02 1.41
1985 0.27 0.39 0.57 0.82 0.77 1.11
1990 0.27 0.44 0.47 0.76 0.59 0.95
1995 0.28 0.48 0.41 0.71 0.50 0.86
2000 0.28 0.51 0.36 0.66 0.39 0.71
2005 0.28 0.58 0.32 0.67 0.33 0.68
2010 0.29 0.66 0.30 0.68 0.30 0.67
2011 0.29 0.66 0.29 0.66 0.29 0.65