Table 5

OLS estimates of conditional demand for cigarettes

Dependent variable, Ln (daily consumption)Socioeconomic status group
(1) All(2) Low(3) Medium(4) High
Cigarette price, 2009 Taka/pack−0.0118*** (−4.85)−0.0276*** (−4.75)−0.00420 (−0.99)−0.00602 (−1.47)
Monthly household income (2009 Taka)0.00000889*** (3.31)0.0000247*** (4.12)0.00000506 (1.06)0.00000235 (0.60)
Female0.0140 (0.12)−0.174 (−1.40)0.0393 (0.14)0.212 (1.05)
Age−0.00116 (−1.13)−0.000754 (−0.45)−0.00386* (−2.43)0.000757 (0.42)
Married0.0839** (2.65)0.0114 (0.20)0.110* (2.11)0.134* (2.48)
Household size−0.00893 (−1.02)−0.0231 (−1.24)0.0280* (2.14)−0.0285* (−2.24)
Education
 Primary (1–5 years)0.0983* (2.46)0.114 (1.92)0.0636 (1.11)0.0695 (0.77)
 Secondary (6–8 years)0.0722 (1.72)0.215*** (3.37)−0.0104 (−0.16)−0.0665 (−0.73)
 Secondary School Certificate (9–10 years)0.0573 (1.16)0.0880 (1.04)0.0310 (0.42)−0.0390 (−0.38)
 Higher Secondary Certificate (11–12 years)0.0108 (0.19)0.0608 (0.43)−0.163 (−1.63)−0.0147 (−0.15)
 Bachelor's (14–16 years)0.0824 (1.22)−0.167 (−0.91)0.0347 (0.25)0.0630 (0.61)
 Master's (15–17 years)−0.149 (−0.92)0.289 (0.84)−0.307 (−1.13)−0.183 (−0.95)
 Above Master's0.0216 (0.11)−0.150 (−0.48)−0.0984 (−0.44)
Occupation
 Tenant farmer0.204** (3.01)0.288** (2.61)0.187 (1.76)0.173 (1.15)
 Self-employed in non-farm agriculture0.170* (2.16)0.174 (1.64)0.291* (2.05)0.0517 (0.33)
 Self-employed in non-agricultural activity0.275*** (4.09)0.201 (1.75)0.311** (3.06)0.250 (1.83)
 Farm wage labourer0.177** (2.72)0.0873 (0.92)0.266** (2.61)0.284 (1.91)
 Non-farm agricultural wage labourer0.175 (0.95)−0.434 (−1.17)0.363 (1.91)0.342 (1.88)
 Non-agricultural wage labourer0.274*** (3.80)0.312** (2.95)0.378*** (3.51)0.109 (0.67)
 Professional0.174 (1.62)0.596*** (3.40)0.0234 (0.10)0.168 (1.07)
 Managerial/administrative/clerking0.236** (3.05)0.194 (1.52)0.301** (2.62)0.107 (0.68)
 Student0.0857 (0.69)0.0264 (0.09)0.393 (1.45)−0.0420 (−0.22)
 Unemployed0.260*** (4.06)0.258** (2.77)0.341** (3.28)0.172 (1.21)
 Homemaker0.0948 (0.68)0.0377 (0.15)0.207 (0.83)0.0990 (0.43)
 Others0.236*** (3.92)0.251** (2.78)0.331*** (3.38)0.105 (0.80)
 Indoor smoking restriction (1 yes, 0 no)−0.0405 (−1.52)0.0119 (0.28)−0.0547 (−1.27)−0.147** (−3.17)
 Workplace smoking restriction (1 yes, 0 no)−0.0612 (−1.65)0.0418 (0.63)−0.0393 (−0.59)−0.113* (−1.97)
 Urban area of residence0.0482 (1.53)0.112* (2.08)−0.00815 (−0.18)−0.0159 (−0.25)
 Wave 20.0851** (2.81)0.103* (1.98)0.0507 (1.02)0.157* (2.48)
Observations3652131111341207
Adjusted R20.0300.0610.0420.057
  • The t statistics of the coefficients are in parentheses. Omitted categories include male gender, illiterate, owner farmers (occupation), the time effect of wave 1 and rural area of residence.

  • *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.

  • OLS, ordinary least squares.