Table 6

Instrumental variable 2SLS estimates of conditional demand for cigarettes

DemographicSocioeconomic status group
(1) All(2) Low(3) Medium(4) High
ln (predicted price of cigarettes, 2009 Taka/pack)−0.0110*** (−5.67)−0.0161*** (−3.69)−0.00543 (−1.91)−0.00923** (−3.05)
Monthly household income (2009 Taka)0.0000116*** (4.19)0.0000267*** (4.50)0.00000529 (1.15)0.00000707 (1.65)
Female0.0193 (0.16)−0.181 (−1.38)0.0227 (0.08)0.237 (1.09)
Age−0.00212* (−2.03)−0.00175 (−1.03)−0.00442** (−2.82)−0.000407 (−0.21)
Married0.0815* (2.57)0.0132 (0.24)0.108* (2.09)0.134* (2.45)
Household size−0.0102 (−1.17)−0.0224 (−1.21)0.0286* (2.25)−0.0321** (−2.59)
Education
 Primary (1–5 years)0.0972* (2.45)0.0991 (1.67)0.0641 (1.14)0.0786 (0.90)
 Secondary (6–8 years)0.0949* (2.26)0.189** (2.99)0.0230 (0.34)−0.0387 (−0.44)
 Secondary School Certificate (9–10 years)0.0889 (1.81)0.103 (1.24)0.0500 (0.70)−0.00190 (−0.02)
 Higher Secondary Certificate (11–12 years)0.0656 (1.11)0.109 (0.86)−0.120 (−1.14)0.0345 (0.35)
 Bachelor's (14–16 years)0.154* (2.25)−0.0570 (−0.31)0.0883 (0.64)0.126 (1.19)
 Master's (15–17 years)−0.0158 (−0.09)0.475 (1.82)−0.218 (−0.75)−0.0661 (−0.33)
 Above Master's0.0668 (0.34)−0.106 (−0.39)−0.0165 (−0.07)
Occupation
 Tenant farmer0.202** (3.01)0.274* (2.49)0.182 (1.73)0.198 (1.36)
 Self-employed in non-farm agriculture0.150 (1.95)0.174 (1.64)0.274 (1.94)0.0201 (0.13)
 Self-employed in non-agricultural activity0.263*** (3.97)0.178 (1.54)0.308** (3.08)0.259* (1.98)
 Farm wage labourer0.163* (2.52)0.0624 (0.65)0.261** (2.58)0.286* (2.02)
 Non-farm agricultural wage labourer0.208 (1.08)−0.462 (−1.25)0.352 (1.77)0.405* (2.25)
 Non-agricultural wage labourer0.243*** (3.41)0.278** (2.64)0.364*** (3.45)0.0884 (0.57)
 Professional0.154 (1.41)0.516** (2.58)0.0301 (0.13)0.153 (1.01)
 Managerial/administrative/clerking0.228** (3.02)0.191 (1.52)0.303** (2.73)0.121 (0.80)
 Student0.0859 (0.70)0.148 (0.56)0.370 (1.44)−0.0244 (−0.13)
 Unemployed0.248*** (3.91)0.263** (2.76)0.338** (3.29)0.148 (1.12)
 Homemaker0.0735 (0.52)0.0334 (0.14)0.206 (0.84)0.0787 (0.35)
 Others0.238*** (3.96)0.227* (2.49)0.340*** (3.55)0.118 (0.93)
 Indoor smoking restriction (1 yes, 0 no)−0.0345 (−1.29)0.0242 (0.57)−0.0538 (−1.25)−0.134** (−2.92)
 Workplace smoking restriction (1 yes, 0 no)−0.0595 (−1.61)0.00811 (0.13)−0.0415 (−0.63)−0.102 (−1.80)
 Urban area of residence0.0158 (0.55)0.0740 (1.34)−0.0216 (−0.51)−0.0162 (−0.31)
 Wave 20.0813** (2.68)0.0975 (1.89)0.0560 (1.14)0.158* (2.44)
Observations3652131111341207
Adjusted R20.0220.0510.0460.043
Test of endogeneity: H0: variables are exogenous
 Robust regression F11.732.620.535.41
 p Value0.000.110.460.02
  • The z 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. The reduced form estimate of the price equation is reported in online appendix in table A3.

  • *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.

  • 2SLS, two-stage least squares.