Table 1

Summary statistics for averages and budget shares of tobacco expenditure

 20072011
Mean expenditure (Turkish Lira/month)Budget share of tobacco expenditure (%)Sample sizeMean expenditure (Turkish Lira/month)Mean budget share of tobacco expenditure (%)Sample size
All incomes91.108.095004106.268.175388
Low income (first 25th centile)66.3010.33105680.1410.701128
Middle income (between 25th and 75th centiles)87.498.152594103.748.192781
High income (last 25th centile)117.356.221354130.926.211479
  • US$1=2.75 Turkish Lira.