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. 2018 Jul 3;15(7):e1002596. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002596

Table 1. Descriptive information.

A: Household Information
Proportion
SES
    High 35.8%
    Middle 30.2%
    Low 34.0%
Occupation
    None 8.6%
    Unskilled 12.2%
    Skilled 64.8%
    Retired 14.4%
Education
    None 26.8%
    Primary 21.4%
    Secondary 37.8%
    Tertiary 14.0%
Mean SD
Age 48.32 14.76
Family Size 4.14 1.66
BMI (Mean Adult) 26.65 3.04
Number of Households 2,836
Number of Observations 113,044
B: Monthly Purchase Information
Mean SD
Volume (mL)
    All soft drinks 7,349.5 6,839.5
    High-tax soft drinks 3,574.8 4,407.7
    Low-tax soft drinks 2,627.9 3,810.4
    No-tax soft drinks 379.1 1,257.7
    Sugar (g) 373.5 443.3
C: Product Information
Price (Chilean Peso) per 100 mL
    All soft drinks 52.25 35.11
    High-tax soft drinks 63.38 33.17
    Low-tax soft drinks 39.88 34.3
    No-tax soft drinks 41.4 23.41
    Sugar (g contained per 100 mL) 6.02 5.28
Number of Products (Observations)
    All soft drinks 816 (37,699)
    High-tax soft drinks 386 (19,693)
    Low-tax soft drinks 384 (15,632)
    No-tax soft drinks 46 (2,374)

Number of observations is based on outcomes over 60 months from January 2011 to December 2015. Volume (mL) of items purchased per capita per month. For sugar, the unit of measurement is g per 100 mL. 3. SES is that given by Kantar WorldPanel. Occupation, education, and age refer to the household head. Mean adult BMI is calculated for all household members older than 18 years. If a household did not participate in 2014, we prioritised the use of subsequent years (2015, 2013, 2012, 2011). The number of products is based on SKU; i.e., items with different barcodes (for example, items with the same ingredients but with different package sizes) are treated as distinct SKUs.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; SES, socioeconomic status; SKU, stock-keeping unit.