Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics
| Variables | Obs | Mean/Proportion | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cigarette Consumption | |||
| Cigarettes consumption per day | 14505 | 17.12 | (0.1–100) |
| Ln(cigarettes consumption per day) | 14460 | 2.61 | (−2.3–4.6) |
| Cigarette Price | |||
| Inflation adjusted cigarette per pack price | 13950 | 6.51 | (0.2–92.55) |
| Ln(cigarette price) | 13950 | 1.71 | (−1.61–4.54) |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 14561 | 0.04 | |
| Age | |||
| Aged 18–24 | 14561 | 0.02 | |
| Aged 25–39 | 14561 | 0.18 | |
| Aged 40–54 | 14561 | 0.46 | |
| Aged 55+ | 14561 | 0.34 | |
| Marital Status | |||
| Married dummy | 14514 | 0.88 | |
| Single dummy | 14514 | 0.05 | |
| Divorced/Widowed dummy | 14514 | 0.06 | |
| Average total household income per month (in Yuan) | |||
| >= 3000 (high income) | 14561 | 0.35 | |
| 1000 – 2999 (medium income) | 14561 | 0.43 | |
| < 1000 (low income) | 14561 | 0.15 | |
| Missing Income dummy | 14561 | 0.07 | |
| Education | |||
| College and above | 14510 | 0.21 | |
| High school | 14510 | 0.65 | |
| Less than high school | 14510 | 0.13 | |
| Employment Status | |||
| Employed dummy | 14509 | 0.59 | |
| Unemployed dummy | 14509 | 0.14 | |
| Retired dummy | 14509 | 0.27 | |
| Interview Waves and Cities | |||
| Wave 1 dummy | 14561 | 0.32 | |
| Wave 2 dummy | 14561 | 0.32 | |
| Wave 3 dummy | 14561 | 0.36 | |
| City Beijing dummy | 14561 | 0.16 | |
| City Shenyang dummy | 14561 | 0.16 | |
| City Shanghai dummy | 14561 | 0.16 | |
| City Changsha dummy | 14561 | 0.15 | |
| City Guangzhou dummy | 14561 | 0.16 | |
| City Yinchuan dummy | 14561 | 0.16 | |
| City Kunming dummy | 14561 | 0.05 |