Table 4

First-stage regression results

VariablesUnit valueSECigarettesSECigarettesSE
(Per pack)Budget share—consumersBudget share—whole sample
Total expenditure (ln)0.222***−0.009−0.025***−0.001−0.004***(0.001)
Household size (ln)−0.109***−0.009−0.002**−0.0010.001(0.001)
Male ratio−0.036**−0.0150.013***−0.0020.017***(0.001)
Adult ratio−0.133***−0.0220.010***−0.0030.010***(0.002)
Mean of years of education0.003−0.002−0.001***0.0000.000(0.000)
Maximum education0.001−0.0020.0000.000−0.000(0.000)
Household type
 Employed—omitted
 Unemployed−0.059***−0.021−0.001−0.0020.0020.0017
 Pensioners−0.090***−0.011−0.005***−0.001−0.006**0.000
Cluster dummies
F(192,5573)F(192,5573)F(200,12294)
28.425***5.748***5.237***
Constant−1.311***−0.0640.203***−0.0080.034***(0.005)
Observations5775577512 503
R-squared0.5740.2890.104
F107.9116.644.02
r2_a0.5580.2630.088
  • SEs in parentheses: ***p<0.01, **p<0.05, *p<0.1.

  • Author’s calculation is based on the Household Budget Survey data. Households were grouped in 209 clusters which on average included 59 households.