Table 2.
Percentages(a) of smokers in relation to what they said they would do in response to future price increases(b)
| |
Response involving quitting/smoking fewer cigarettes |
Response involving price-minimizing strategies |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Try to quit smoking | Smoke fewer cigarettes | Switch to a cheaper cigarette brand | Look for a cheaper source for their current cigarette brand | |
| Total |
52.3 |
46.8 |
30.6 |
48.1 |
| Sex |
|
|
|
|
| Female |
53.3 |
45.7 |
30.4 |
48.1 |
| Male |
51.7 |
47.5 |
30.7 |
48.1 |
| p-value |
0.76 |
0.76 |
0.96 |
1.00 |
| Age group (years) |
|
|
|
|
| 14-19 |
55.3 |
61.5 |
46.1 |
60.8 |
| 20-39 |
52.8 |
49.2 |
29.8 |
47.9 |
| 40-59 |
54.0 |
43.2 |
27.4 |
48.9 |
| 60 or more |
44.0 |
41.5 |
36.5 |
40.9 |
| p-value |
0.645 |
0.255 |
0.257 |
0.454 |
| Schooling level (years) |
|
|
|
|
| 9 or more |
42.7 |
37.1 |
21.0 |
30.8 |
| Up to 9 |
56.2 |
50.7 |
34.4 |
55.1 |
| p-value |
0.039 |
0.033 |
0.016 |
0.000 |
| Time to first cigarette (TTFC) |
|
|
|
|
| <30 min |
42.2 |
37.5 |
36.6 |
54.5 |
| ≥30 min |
60.7 |
54.6 |
26.6 |
43.7 |
| p-value |
0.002 |
0.004 |
0.066 |
0.066 |
| Number of cigarettes per day |
|
|
|
|
| >20 |
42.3 |
21.7 |
39.4 |
60.1 |
| ≤20 |
53.5 |
51.3 |
29.8 |
47.1 |
| p-value |
0.17 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.13 |
| Stage of change |
|
|
|
|
| Precontemplation |
44.4 |
41.9 |
31.1 |
47.0 |
| Contemplation |
63.7 |
55.2 |
25.9 |
45.5 |
| Preparation |
72.2 |
56.8 |
35.4 |
57.6 |
| p-value | 0.002 | 0.075 | 0.566 | 0.403 |
(a)Weighted percentages; (b)The table only shows the percentage of individuals who answered "yes" to the non-mutually exclusive responses proposed. P-values from chi-square analysis. Entries in bold are statistically significant at p < 0.05 level.