Table 1
Monthly per capita consumption expenditure (MPCE) in India in 
, 2004–2005
| Expenditure | Households consuming tobacco | Households not consuming tobacco | ||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Whole of India | ||||
| Total | 576.95 | 100 | 853.07 | 100 |
| Tobacco | 13.40 | 2.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total medical | 7.40 | 1.28 | 13.73 | 1.61 |
| Medical attributed to tobacco | NA | NA | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rural India | ||||
| Total | 520.41 | 100 | 639.17 | 100 |
| Tobacco | 11.90 | 2.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total medical | 6.61 | 1.27 | 11.37 | 1.78 |
| Medical attributed to tobacco | 1.21 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Urban India | ||||
| Total | 842.09 | 100 | 1208.22 | 100 |
| Tobacco | 20.46 | 2.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total medical | 11.07 | 1.32 | 17.64 | 1.46 |
| Medical attributed to tobacco | 1.92 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Source: Computed from the 2004–2005 National Sample Survey.21
NA, not available.