TABLE 2—
Military Retail Exchange and Walmart per-Pack Prices for Marlboro Red Cigarettes: United States, 2013
| Variable | Exchange Price, Mean ±SD (range) | Nearest Walmart Price, Mean ±SD (range) | Difference,a Mean ±SD | Savings (Range) |
| Air Force (n = 54), $ or % | 5.41 ±0.82 (3.95–8.50) | 6.36 ±1.09 (5.06–10.05) | 0.94 ±0.64 | 14.2 (−0.07–3.36) |
| Army (n = 45), $ or % | 5.43 ±1.01 (4.10–8.15) | 6.62 ±1.56 (4.69–11.73) | 1.19 ±1.04 | 16.7 (−0.32–5.93) |
| Navy (n = 53), $ or % | 5.68 ±1.06 (4.49–9.05) | 6.23 ±1.13 (4.69–9.96) | 0.55 ±0.64 | 8.4 (−1.65–2.61) |
| Marines (n = 12), $ or % | 4.94 ±0.21 (4.54–5.20) | 5.42 ±0.24 (4.95–5.73) | 0.48 ±0.26 | 8.7 (−0.25–0.73) |
| Joint Base (n = 6), $ or % | 5.99 ±1.17 (4.40–7.40) | 6.62 ±1.67 (5.26–9.00) | 0.63 ±0.95 | 10.5 (−0.99–1.90) |
| All Installations (n = 170), $ or % | 5.49 ±0.95 (3.95–9.05) | 6.33 ±1.25 (4.69–11.73) | 0.84 ±0.80 | 12.5 (−1.65–5.93) |
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Scores represent the remainder of subtracting the Walmart price from the military retail price for each pair and calculating the distribution of the differences. Negative scores indicate that Walmart prices were higher than military retail prices.