Table 3
Regression analysis of the level of ban rates in 1999, tobacco use supplement state level data
| Work bans | Home bans | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient | t Stat | p Value | Coefficient | t Stat | p Value | |
| The equation explains the work (home) ban rates in 1999 by the tax rate, the existence of a comprehensive/media campaign, and the extent of clean air laws. The analysis is conducted at the state level (50 observations). | ||||||
| Policy equations | ||||||
| Tax | 0.003 | 1.98 | 0.05 | 0.002 | 1.42 | 0.16 |
| Media | 0.290 | 2.23 | 0.03 | 0.460 | 3.92 | 0.00 |
| Clean air | 0.207 | 3.67 | 0.00 | 0.012 | 1.79 | 0.08 |
| R2 | 0.44 | 0.43 | ||||
