Table 3

 Impact of cigarette consumption on household expenditures (n = 3402)

Total expenditures (minus tobacco)FoodHousingClothingEducation
*Indicates coefficient is significant at p<0.01, two tailed test.
Age−1.27*−0.01−0.55*−0.46*0.47*
Household size−41.52*−19.59*−8.39*−8.33*−13.52*
Education level33.30*20.39*4.004.07*6.93*
Income per capita0.06*0.02*0.01*0.000.02*
Amount of cigarette consumption−2.90*−0.48*−0.40*−0.21*−0.15*
Urban* income0.16*0.03*0.02*0.02*0.00
Urban−42.93*28.11*−5.024.67−4.67
Constant318.79*100.27*63.68*57.86*57.94*
Adjusted R20.48560.45110.14830.35750.2918