Table 4

The quadratic conditional Engel curve

Independent variablesFoodHealthEducationHousingClothingEntertainmentDurable goodsAlcoholEnergy and Electricity
Dummy variable for tobacco spending (d)−1.1126−0.1049−0.22210.2825−0.0219−0.20671.75320.0576−0.1203
−0.7395−0.4335−1.1768−0.3019−0.0837−0.2295−1.3449−0.2041−0.5409
Total amount of tobacco spending (q)0.0293−0.0234−0.0710***−0.0164−0.0010.01060.0450**0.0129***0.0333**
−0.0257−0.0148−0.0253−0.0136−0.004−0.0071−0.0227−0.0044−0.0139
Log of total expenditure (lnM)−0.1447**0.1554***0.0127−0.04330.00430.0159−0.2039**−0.0066−0.0182
−0.0734−0.0343−0.0452−0.061−0.0088(0.0169))−0.0812−0.0067−0.0247
Square of (log) total expenditure-(lnM)20.0029−0.0064***0.00010.0034−0.0004−0.00040.0106***0.0002−0.0006
−0.0032−0.0014−0.0019−0.0027−0.0004−0.0007−0.0036−0.0003−0.001
Interaction term (d × lnM)0.207−0.0063−0.018−0.0560.00430.0437−0.27350.00250.0513
−0.135−0.0778−0.2085−0.0958−0.01540.0413)−0.2398−0.036−0.0958
Interaction term (d × lnM)2−0.010.00160.00420.0029−0.0002−0.00240.0098**−0.0008−0.004
−0.0064−0.0036−0.0093−0.0045−0.0008−0.0019−0.0107−0.0016−0.0043
Sample size939193919391939193919391939193919391
  • The study focuses on the effect of tobacco expenditure on spending for other goods, so the coefficients of household characteristics are not reported.

  • All commodity groups are considered as a dependent variable.

  • *, ** and *** show significance levels at 10%, 5% and 1%, respectively.