Table 1

Prevalence of illicit cigarette packs before and after tax increases (weighted vs unweighted)

Round 1 (n=7494)Round 2 (n=5852)Round 3 (n=6258)
Mean (SE)Mean (SE)Mean (SE)Mean (SE)Mean (SE)Mean (SE)
(95% CI)(95% CI)(95% CI)(95% CI)(95% CI)(95% CI)
UnweightedWeightedUnweightedWeightedUnweightedWeighted
Illicit cigarettes14.69% (0.41)15.40% (0.42)13.45% (0.45)13.61% (0.45)6.3% (0.31)6.33% (0.31)
(13.89% to 15.49%)(14.59% to 16.22%)(12.57% to 14.32%)(12.73% to 14.49%)(5.69% to 6.9%)(5.72% to 6.93%)
Ulaanbaatar15.13% (0.55)15.42% (0.55)13.03% (0.54)13.65% (0.55)6.13% (0.36)6.25% (0.36)
(14.06% to 16.21%)(14.34% to 16.51%)(11.98% to 14.08%)(12.58% to 14.72%)(5.43% to 6.83%)(5.54% to 6.95%)
Bayan-Ölgii15.89% (0.92)15.53% (0.91)15.09% (0.98)15.33% (0.99)5.33% (0.7)5.56% (0.71)
(14.09% to 17.69%)(13.75% to 17.31%)(13.17% to 17.02%)(13.39% to 17.27%)(3.96% to 6.71%)(4.16% to 6.96%)
Dornod12.35% (0.82)14.69% (0.88)12.5% (1.38)11.08% (1.31)8.76% (1.06)9.33% (1.09)
(10.75% to 13.95%)(12.97% to 16.42%)(9.8% to 15.2%)(8.52% to 13.65%)(6.67% to 10.84%)(7.19% to 11.48%)