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. 2019 Sep 25;366:l5274. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l5274

Table 2.

Coefficients (95% CI) for immediate impact of introduction of minimum unit pricing in Scotland on price per gram of drink groups purchased (pence) and on grams of drink groups purchased per adult per household aggregated by week

Coefficient and drink group Price Grams
Beer
Level change 0.594 (0.403 to 0.785) −2.92 (−4.29 to −1.55)
Pre-change slope 0.000 (−0.001 to 0.001) 0.000 (−0.006 to 0.006)
Post-change slope 0.002 (−0.006 to 0.011) 0.087 (0.024 to 0.150)
Wine
Level change 0.420 (0.297 to 0.542) −1.67 (−3.99 to 0.66)
Pre-change slope 0.000 (0.000 to 0.001) 0.008 (−0.001 to 0.018)
Post-change slope 0.001 (−0.004 to 0.007) −0.001 (−0.108 to 0.106)
Spirits
Level change 0.670 (0.596 to 0.744) −2.89 (−5.76 to −0.02)
Pre-change slope 0.000 (0.000 to 0.000) −0.034 (−0.046 to −0.022)
Post-change slope −0.004 (−0.008 to −0.001) 0.064 (−0.068 to 0.196)
Fortified wines
Level change 0.911 (0.602 to 1.220) 0.32 (−0.64 to 1.28)
Pre-change slope −0.001 (−0.003 to 0.000) 0.003 (−0.001 to 0.007)
Post-change slope −0.015 (−0.029 to 0.000) −0.069 (−0.113 to −0.025)
Cider
Level change 1.448 (1.070 to 1.826) −2.34 (−3.06 to −1.62)
Pre-change slope 0.000 (−0.001 to 0.002) −0.004 (−0.007 to −0.001)
Post-change slope −0.014 (−0.031 to 0.004) 0.042 (0.009 to 0.075)
Ready-to-drink products
Level change −0.31 (−1.54 to 0.93) −0.010 (−0.033 to 0.013
Pre-change slope −0.003 (−0.008 to 0.003) 0.000 (0.000 to 0.000)
Post-change slope 0.013 (−0.044 to 0.070) −0.001 (−0.002 to 0.000)