Table 2.
Variable | Tobacco tax ≥75% of retail price (high) | Tobacco tax ≥50% of retail price |
OR (95% Cl) | OR (95% Cl) | |
Years since FCTC ratification | 1.04 (0.81 to 1.43) | 0.94 (0.76 to 1.15) |
Tax rate in 1998/1999 | 1.07* (1.00 to 1.14) | 1.01 (0.94 to 1.08) |
Price in 1998/1999 | 0.31* (0.10 to 0.73) | 0.78 (0.22 to 2.78) |
State capacity | 0.67† (0.49 to 0.83) | 0.86* (0.74 to 0.99) |
Number of countries (observations) | 88 | 62 |
*P≤0.05, †P≤0.01.
FCTC, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.