Table 2.

Change in alcohol consumption as a function of change in cigarette tax among smokers and nonsmokers (N = 21473)

Smoking status	Sex	Change in cigarette tax	Frequency of consumption Number of days per week (overall mean ~1.5 days/week; males=2.0, females=1.1)				Amount typically consumed Number of drinks per typical day (overall mean ~2.4 drinks/day; males=3.0, females=2.0)				Frequency of binge drinking Number of times per week (overall mean ~0.4 times/week; males=0.6, females=0.3)
			N	Mean change1	Coeff.2	p	N	Mean change1	Coeff.2	p	N	Mean change1	Coeff.2	p
Smokers3	Both	No change	2143	−0.17	Referent		2132	−0.34	Referent		2074	−0.09	Referent
		Increase	2687	−0.15	−0.07	0.282	2669	−0.57	−0.16	0.026	2602	−0.20	−0.10	0.022
	Males	No change	1049	−0.20	Referent		1041	−0.33	Referent		1001	−0.09	Referent
		Increase	1325	−0.22	−0.10	0.296	1310	−0.68	−0.34	0.005	1267	−0.25	−0.13	0.048
	Females	No change	1094	−0.14	Referent		1091	−0.34	Referent		1073	−0.09	Referent
		Increase	1362	−0.09	−0.03	0.763	1359	−0.45	0.04	0.622	1335	−0.16	−0.05	0.220
Nonsmokers	Both	No change	8394	−0.01	Referent		8406	−0.19	Referent		8369	−0.05	Referent
		Increase	8249	−0.05	−0.03	0.430	8237	−0.27	−0.06	0.124	8195	−0.04	0.00	0.876
	Males	No change	3951	−0.04	Referent		3953	−0.17	Referent		3924	−0.08	Referent
		Increase	3809	−0.09	0.01	0.851	3795	−0.30	−0.10	0.132	3767	−0.06	0.01	0.738
	Females	No change	4443	0.01	Referent		4453	−0.21	Referent		4445	−0.03	Referent
		Increase	4440	−0.01	−0.07	0.141	4442	−0.23	−0.03	0.414	4428	−0.02	−0.01	0.442

Among those who reported any alcohol consumption during the past year when measured at baseline

¹Unadjusted

²Adjusted for age, race, education, income, marital status, baseline cigarette tax, corresponding baseline alcohol consumption, and change in alcohol price

³Additionally adjusted for nicotine dependence

Additionally adjusted for sex