Table A2.
Cigarette price and household disposable income among smokers.
| Sample Information | Cigarette Price (RMB/PACK) | Relative Change of Price | Per Capita Household Disposable Income (RMB) | Relative Change of Income | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 | 2015–2016 | 2011–2012 | 2015–2016 | |||
| Overall | 5.87 | 7.90 | 35% | 13,944 | 16,725 | 20% |
| Age group | ||||||
| 45–59 | 6.40 | 8.72 | 36% | 15,227 | 18,458 | 21% |
| 60 + | 5.14 | 7.09 | 38% | 12194 | 15,000 | 23% |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 5.98 | 8.13 | 36% | 14,175 | 17,013 | 20% |
| Female | 4.61 | 5.33 | 16% | 11,338 | 13,489 | 19% |
| Education level | ||||||
| Primary and below | 4.93 | 6.61 | 34% | 11,301 | 12,478 | 10% |
| Middle and high school | 6.44 | 8.77 | 36% | 16,277 | 20,158 | 24% |
| College and above | 13.84 | 15.43 | 11% | 26,155 | 33,885 | 30% |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Unmarried | 5.14 | 6.14 | 19% | 12,275 | 12,729 | 4% |
| Married | 5.95 | 8.10 | 36% | 14,123 | 17,173 | 22% |
| Economic region | ||||||
| Eastern region | 7.14 | 8.68 | 22% | 16,694 | 20,139 | 21% |
| Northeast region | 5.95 | 6.63 | 11% | 15,109 | 17,175 | 14% |
| Central region | 4.88 | 7.72 | 58% | 12,034 | 14,161 | 18% |
| Western region | 5.23 | 7.45 | 42% | 12,049 | 14,856 | 23% |
| Residential zone | ||||||
| Rural | 4.38 | 6.35 | 45% | 10,708 | 11,374 | 6% |
| Urban | 7.35 | 9.32 | 27% | 17,172 | 21,620 | 26% |
| Cigarette brands by price tier | ||||||
| Tier I (luxury brands) | 25.92 | 25.17 | −3% | 25,102 | 32,527 | 30% |
| Tier II (premium brands) | 15.63 | 14.99 | −4% | 22,891 | 23,534 | 3% |
| Tier III (medium-priced brands) | 8.95 | 8.63 | −4% | 19,120 | 19,760 | 3% |
| Tier IV (discount brands) | 4.53 | 4.35 | −4% | 12,524 | 11,316 | −10% |
| Tier V (deep discount brands) | 2.39 | 2.28 | −5% | 9689 | 7603 | −22% |
Note: The per capita household disposable income and the average prices per pack of 20 stick cigarettes were adjusted for inflation and expressed in 2015 values using the consumer price index.