Table 2

Actual estimates of treatment effects

YearSouth Africa (consumption sticks per capita)Synthetic South Africa (consumption sticks per capita)Treatment effect (sticks per capita)Cumulative treatment effect (%)
19901010100910.1
199199399210.1
199294794610.1
199390190010.1
1994883867162
1995849887−38−4
1996796881−85−10
1997737864−127−15
1998692824−132−16
1999634818−184−22
2000577785−208−26
2001570783−213−27
2002597802−205−26
2003495815−319−39
2004521811−290−36
  • Treatment effect in the fourth column is obtained by subtracting synthetic South Africa's per capita consumption from South Africa's per capita consumption. The last column presents treatment effects as a percentage difference. The consumption numbers for synthetic South Africa are obtained by applying the weights in table 1 to the cigarette consumption numbers of countries in the donor pool.