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. 2021 Dec 22;32(e2):e160–e165. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056774

Table 3.

The associations between ENDS tax structures (rates and bases) and tax incidence (n=52)

Variables Tax incidence
Wholesale=retail price
Tax incidence
Wholesale*115%=retail price
Tax incidence
Wholesale*130%=retail price
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Tax rates 0.23* 0.22* 0.2* 0.19* 0.18* 0.17*
 $ taxes (0.003) (0.002) (0.003) (0.002) (0.003) (0.002)
Tax base
 Quantity
 Value −0.07* −0.15* −0.07* −0.15* −0.07* −0.15*
(0.02) (0.02) (0.02) (0.02) (0.02) (0.02)
Type
 Open
 Closed −0.08* −0.18* −0.08* −0.17* −0.07* −0.17*
(0.02) (0.02) (0.02) (0.02) (0.01) (0.02)
Value*closed system 0.18* 0.17* 0.17*
(0.02) (0.02) (0.02)
R2 0.97 0.99 0.96 0.99 0.95 0.99

We report SEs clustered at the state/jurisdiction level in parentheses.

*Indicates statistical significance at 1% level.

ENDS, electronic nicotine delivery systems.