Table 5.
Effect of tobacco control policies & retail promotions on per capita MST sales (Units) of single packs: results for brands, 2005–2010.
| Policy Measure | Non-Premium | Premium | Skoal | Copenhagen | Grizzly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke-free air policy | −0.00295 *** | −0.00445 *** | −0.00381 *** | −0.0164 *** | −0.000147 |
| (0.000549) | (0.000815) | (0.000580) | (0.00356) | (0.00297) | |
| Cigarette tax | −0.00272 *** | −0.00443 *** | −0.00249 *** | −0.0117 *** | −0.00888 *** |
| (0.000318) | (0.000473) | (0.000334) | (0.00210) | (0.00188) | |
| Per capita TC spending | 0.000440 *** | −0.000131 | −0.0000939 | 0.000164 | 0.000560 |
| (0.0000898) | (0.000137) | (0.0000929) | (0.000582) | (0.000555) | |
| Average MST price | −0.0000736 | 0.00222 *** | 0.000458 *** | 0.00854 *** | −0.00425 |
| (0.000108) | (0.000206) | (0.000152) | (0.00124) | (0.00185) | |
| Ad valorem tax only (referent) | |||||
| Mixed MST tax | 0.00213 *** | 0.00407 *** | 0.00357 *** | 0.00867 *** | 0.0108 *** |
| (0.000339) | (0.000516) | (0.000358) | (0.00231) | (0.00201) | |
| Weight-based MST tax only | 0.00291 *** | 0.00862 *** | 0.00635 *** | 0.0235 *** | 0.00580 |
| (0.000532) | (0.000791) | (0.000562) | (0.00340) | (0.00294) | |
| Retail promotion | −0.00734 *** | −0.0140 *** | −0.0120 *** | −0.0291 *** | −0.0315 *** |
| (0.000397) | (0.000533) | (0.000370) | (0.00240) | (0.00214) | |
| Constant | 0.00816 *** | 0.00978 *** | 0.0112 *** | 0.00866 | 0.0467 *** |
| (0.000619) | (0.00130) | (0.000915) | (0.00706) | (0.00544) | |
| r2 | 0.0201 | 0.0661 | 0.123 | 0.101 | 0.0922 |
| N | 29,592 | 19,696 | 11,289 | 3779 | 4363 |
Model controls for time; Standard errors in parentheses; MST = Moist Snuff; TC = tobacco control; *** p < 0.001.