Table 2. Summary statistics of the variables used in the regression.
| Variables | Specification (1) 2001–2014 |
Specification (2) 2007–2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Per capita cigarette retail consumption in sticks | 1298.185 (821.724) |
1288.609 (823.870) |
| Log of per capita cigarette consumption in sticks | 6.904 (.832) |
6.894 (.832) |
| Cigarette affordability 1 (EIU lowest price per pack/ GDP per Capita*100) | .107 (.367) |
|
| Log of cigarette affordability (log of RIP) 1 | -3.501 (1.207) |
|
| Cigarette affordability 2 (MPOWER most popular price per pack/ GDP per Capita*100) | .106 (.336) |
|
| Log of cigarette affordability (log of RIP) 2 | -3.284 (1.115) |
|
| Population aged 15–64, % of total | 66.168 (4.885) |
66.585 (4.637) |
| Population female, % of total | 50.175 (3.159) |
50.361 (3.245) |
| Unemployment, % of total labor force | 7.847 (4.586) |
8.501 (5.248) |
| Composite MPOWER Score | 20.778 (3.236) |
|
| N | 8871 | 5192 |
Note:
1. This sample contains 64 countries.
2. This sample contains 75 countries.