Table 2.
Simulated estimates of the prevalence of heavy, light and non-drinking, as well as violence and homicide rates per 100,000, at each level of taxation intervention, in an agent-based model of New York City, with 95% percentile intervals
Tax percent increase | Non-Drinker | Light Drinker | Heavy Drinker | Alcohol Violence* | Violence* | Alcohol Homicide* | Homicide* | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No Tax Increase | 0% | 46.5 | 41.3 | 12.2 | 1126.7 | 3670.7 | 3.22 | 11.8 |
(46.4, 46.6) | (41.2, 41.4) | (12.1, 12.3) | (1097.6, 1169.6) | (3644.0, 3693.7) | (2.50, 3.73) | (10.8, 12.9) | ||
Universal Alcohol Tax | 1% | 47.2 | 41.3 | 11.5 | 1058.2 | 3663.1 | 2.98 | 12.0 |
(47.0, 47.5) | (41.1, 41.5) | (11.2, 11.8) | (1015.2, 1102.1) | (3633.7, 3693.9) | (2.24, 3.61) | (10.8, 12.8) | ||
5% | 48.5 | 41.0 | 10.5 | 967.5 | 3642.2 | 2.73 | 12.0 | |
(48.3, 49.0) | (40.7, 41.1) | (10.2, 10.8) | (918.4, 1002.0) | (3604.9, 3669.7) | (2.06, 3.37) | (10.8, 13.2) | ||
10% | 50.3 | 40.2 | 9.6 | 870.3 | 3640.5 | 2.40 | 11.7 | |
(49.9, 50.5) | (40.0, 40.4) | (9.4, 9.8) | (833.0, 906.5) | (3603.7, 3674.8) | (1.92, 2.94) | (10.5, 13.0) | ||
Beer Only Tax | 1% | 47.1 | 41.3 | 11.6 | 1064.7 | 3659.0 | 3.08 | 11.6 |
(46.9, 47.3) | (41.2, 41.5) | (11.3, 11.8) | (1032.3, 1089.7) | (3629.6, 3694.0) | (2.46, 3.53) | (10.6, 13.1) | ||
5% | 47.8 | 41.2 | 11.0 | 1000.5 | 3645.0 | 2.90 | 11.9 | |
(47.5, 48.1) | (41.0, 41.4) | (10.8, 11.3) | (963.4, 1042.7) | (3621.9, 3685.9) | (2.27, 3.46) | (10.5, 13.0) | ||
10% | 48.5 | 41.0 | 10.5 | 951.5 | 3640.3 | 2.61 | 12.0 | |
(48.3, 48.9) | (40.8, 41.2) | (10.2, 10.7) | (892.3, 985.9) | (3613.9, 3675.3) | (1.99, 3.24) | (10.3, 13.5) |
Violence and Homicide is rate per 100,000