Table 8

Probit regression results: effects of down-trading, changes in prices, income levels and addiction levels on probability to intend to quit or not

Dependent variable: probability to intend to quit
VariablesMarginal effects
Model 1Model 2Model 3Model 4
Down-trade or not
(1: down-trade; 0: otherwise)
−0.012 (0.042)−0.007 (0.043)−0.015 (0.033)−0.015 (0.034)
Δ in actual self-reported price0.000 (0.001)
Δ in actual tax0.001 (0.002)
Δ in village-level mean price0.006 (0.004)
Δ in predicted price0.003 (0.003)
Δ in income0.003 (0.002)0.003 (0.002)0.003 (0.002)0.002 (0.003)
Δ in addiction0.074*  (0.022)0.073*  (0.022)0.077*  (0.021)0.077*  (0.022)
  • SEs are given in parentheses.

  • *At the 1% level.

  • †Indicates significance at the 10% level.

  • ‡Indicates significance at the 5% level.