Table 2

Descriptive statistics of variables

VariableObservationMeanSDMinMax
Unit value, cigarettes (ln)58281.03560.25140.18231.6831
Budget share, cigarettes14 2520.02210.03810.00000.6971
Total expenditure (ln)14 2527.08110.66184.04058.7960
Household size (ln)14 2520.94590.573202.7081
Male ratio14 2520.46460.263901
Adult ratio14 2520.85600.205501
Mean education14 2527.63373.6477020
Maximum education14 25210.24534.0125020
Urban settlements14 2520.38190.485901
Household type
 Employed14 2520.58060.493401
 Self-employed14 2520.22550.418001
 Pensioners14 2520.14100.348001
 Unemployed14 2520.05280.223601
  • Source: Authors’ calculation based on the Household Budget Surveys (HBS) data.