Table 4

Average daily expenditure on tobacco, 19972

Type of tobaccoAverage expenditure on tobaccoEquivalent in calories of rice
MaleFemaleMaleFemale
Average for all types of tobacco$0.11$0.061402770
Bidi$0.06$0.07797907
Cigarettes$0.24$0.1529421869
Hukka/pipe, etc$0.06$0.04715522