Table 1a. Interrupted Time-Series Regression Analysis of Adult Smoking Prevalence by Age Category, Pennsylvania, 1998-2010a .
Variable | All Adults |
18–39 y |
≥40 y |
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β | P Value | β | P Value | β | P Value | |
Base level (β0) | 23.40 | <.001 | 29.95 | <.001 | 19.09 | <.001 |
Base trend (β1) | 0.07 | .30 | 0.07 | .49 | 0.08 | .26 |
After 1st tax increase change in level (β21) | −0.52 | .73 | −2.35 | .33 | 0.43 | .79 |
After 1st tax increase change in trend (β31) | 0.21 | .54 | 1.08 | .06 | −0.22 | .55 |
After 2nd tax increase change in level (β22) | −1.75 | .14 | −5.18 | .010 | −0.04 | .98 |
After 2nd tax increase change in trend (β32) | −0.46 | .18 | −1.41 | .01 | 0.02 | .95 |
Adjusted for autocorrelation.