Table 2

Linear random effects regression analyses of affordability regressed on time (tax year) and other covariates, for factory-made (FM) cigarette smokers only

Model 1
n=3420, Obs=7475
Model 2
n=3420, Obs=7475
Model 3
n=3175, Obs=6439
βSEβSEβSE
Time (tobacco tax year)
 2002ref---ref---ref---
 2003−0.050.23−0.050.230.020.26
 2004−0.470.41−0.440.40−0.410.46
 2005−0.170.27−0.070.27−0.050.30
 2006−0.560.29−0.360.28−0.420.32
 2007−0.80**0.30−0.540.30−0.600.34
 2008−0.84**0.31−0.380.31−0.530.35
 2010−1.80***0.35−1.11**0.35−1.18**0.40
 2012−3.10***0.66−2.45***0.66−2.57**0.77
 2013−3.42***0.44−2.56***0.44−2.58***0.48
 2014−3.71***0.41−2.82***0.42−3.10***0.47
Time (tobacco tax year), reverse adjacent contrasts
 2003 vs 2002−0.050.23−0.050.230.020.27
 2004 vs 2003−0.420.42−0.400.40−0.430.46
 2005 vs 20040.310.380.380.380.360.43
 2006 vs 2005−0.390.26−0.290.26−0.380.30
 2007 vs 2006−0.240.27−0.180.27−0.170.31
 2008 vs 2007−0.050.280.160.280.070.32
 2010 vs 2008−0.95**0.32−0.73*0.31−0.650.35
 2012 vs 2010−1.30*0.66−1.33*0.65−1.390.60
 2013 vs 2012−0.320.72−0.110.71−0.010.82
 2014 vs 2013−0.300.46−0.250.45−0.520.50
Sex
 Femaleref---ref---ref---
 Male2.11***0.341.93***0.312.05***0.34
Age (continuous)
 Age0.22***0.0580.23***0.050.23***0.06
 Age squared−0.0036***0.00059−0.003***0.00060−0.003***0.00060
Region
 Londonref---ref---ref---
 Yorkshire & The Humber−1.000.69−0.450.64−0.490.70
 East Midlands−0.770.74−0.460.69−0.560.75
 Eastern−1.090.68−0.290.64−0.340.70
 North East−2.71**0.86−1.82*0.81−2.43**0.89
 South East−0.420.590.190.550.350.60
 South West−1.84*0.77−0.710.72−0.650.78
 West Midlands−1.57*0.70−0.820.65−0.910.71
 North West−1.85**0.65−0.850.61−0.960.66
 Wales−1.590.85−0.330.80−0.350.86
 Scotland−3.07***0.65−1.50*0.61−1.44*0.65
 Northern Ireland−5.51***1.00−4.09***0.93−3.90***0.97
Ethnicity
 Whiteref---ref---ref---
 Not white1.65*0.72−0.260.68−0.220.73
Education
 Lowref---ref---ref---
 Moderate2.17**0.361.45**0.351.58***0.38
 High5.14**0.454.23**0.444.48***0.48
Time to first cigarette (TTFC)
 Over 60 minref---ref---ref---
 31 to 60 min−1.25***0.31−1.19***0.30−1.23***0.34
 6 to 30 min−2.33***0.31−2.21***0.30−2.39***0.34
 Within 5 min−3.87***0.38−3.83***0.37−4.33***0.41
Purchase source
 UK store-basedref---ref---------
 Non-UK/non-store4.15***0.254.10***0.25------
  • Note: model 1 is the unadjusted effects,of affordability regressed separately on each predictor variable, model 2 is adjusted for all covariates and model 3 is adjusted for all covariates but excluding purchases from non-UK/non-store sources. (table 3)

  • *P<0.05; **P<0.01; ***P<0.001.