Model 1: Impact of overall EU-wide differential in cigarette WAP on cross-border tobacco purchasing because of cheaper price among current cigarette smokers in 27 EU MS (n=6896)
| Characteristics | aOR (95% CI)* |
|---|---|
| Weighted average price† (per unit increase) | 1.34 (1.22 to 1.47)‡ |
| Per capita GDP (per €1000 increase) | 1.05 (1.04 to 1.06)‡ |
| Gender | |
| Male (referent) | |
| Female | 0.97 (0.76 to 1.23) |
| Self-reported difficulty in paying bills | |
| Most of the time (referent) | |
| Occasionally | 1.16 (0.79 to 1.71) |
| Never | 1.15 (0.80 to 1.66) |
| Unspecified | 0.59 (0.21 to 1.67) |
| Residence | |
| Small or large town (referent) | |
| Rural | 0.93 (0.71 to 1.22) |
| Age | |
| 15–24 (referent) | |
| 25–39 | 1.83 (1.14 to 2.92)‡ |
| 40–54 | 1.97 (1.21 to 3.20)‡ |
| ≥55 | 2.30 (1.41 to 3.76)‡ |
| Education (age at stopping regular schooling, years) | |
| <15 years or no education (referent) | |
| 16–19 | 1.64 (1.12 to 2.40)‡ |
| ≥20 | 1.77 (1.16 to 2.70)‡ |
| Currently studying | 1.91 (0.94 to 3.89) |
| Unspecified | 1.84 (0.70 to 4.86) |
The denominator for all analyses presented in table was all current cigarette smokers (n=6896).
*Multivariate logistic regression analyses adjusted for all factors listed in table.
†The coefficient of variation for cigarette WAP across the EU during 2012 was 0.39. Country-specific cigarette WAPs (as of 1 July 2012) were obtained from the European Commission and used as a covariate in the model.
‡Statistically significant aOR.
aOR, adjusted OR; EU, European Union; GDP, Gross Domestic Product; MS, Member States; WAP, weighted average price.