Table 2. Estimated rebate effects on household food purchases at designated supermarkets.
Dependent variable | All shoppers | Nearby shoppers | ||
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10% Rebate | 25% Rebate | 10% Rebate | 25% Rebate | |
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Ratio of healthy to total food expenditure | 0.0127** (0.0008) | 0.0195** (0.0008) | 0.0182** (0.0032) | 0.0254** (0.0032) |
Ratio of fruit/vegetable to total food expenditure | 0.0057** (0.0006) | 0.0085** (0.0006) | 0.0063* (0.0022) | 0.0091** (0.0022) |
Ratio of less-desirable to total food expenditure | −0.0106** (0.0009) | −0.0137** (0.0009) | −0.0145** (0.0032) | −0.0165** (0.0032) |
Note: Boldface indicates significance. Reported parameters (SE in parentheses) are estimated using linear household fixed-effect models, controlling for month/year fixed effects. Nearby shoppers (n=56,908 households) are defined as those who lived at least 1 kilometer closer to the nearest Pick n Pay supermarket relative to the nearest Shoprite or Woolworth's supermarket. The Eicker-Huber-White sandwich estimator is used to calculate SEs clustered at the household level.
p<0.01,
p<0.001