Table 1

Summary descriptives: cigarettes and RYO in tobacco baskets by area type

Area typeShopsCigarette packets of 20RYO 30 g
TotalMean shop salesMean sales priceMean shop lowest priced brand variantMean shop number of brand variants soldPercentage of brand variants sold in price segment*Mean shop salesMean sales priceMean shop lowest priced brand variantMean shop number of brand variants soldPercentage of brand variants sold in price segment*
SubvalueValueMidpricePremiumValueMid price/premium
NN££N%%%%N££N%%
Total – all areas274404.58.497.7340.951.828.914.45.033.812.1410.576.844.555.3
SIMD income deprivation
 1 lowest deprivation55271.98.897.7737.538.632.917.411.123.212.4210.736.437.062.5
 255299.28.637.7135.143.432.317.37.026.112.3710.646.135.264.5
 355432.28.467.6943.050.030.315.14.638.212.2010.567.039.260.5
 455481.08.307.7342.658.826.211.93.138.111.8810.537.252.647.3
 5 highest deprivation54540.68.387.7446.458.326.212.82.743.412.0410.397.751.948.1
Tobacco outlet density
 1 lowest density54305.38.597.7632.845.531.716.66.225.212.2410.815.638.461.3
 255460.78.397.6940.554.827.813.73.734.412.0210.506.746.353.6
 355424.18.447.7340.652.528.814.34.532.512.2110.596.443.056.8
 455430.78.447.6944.753.527.714.04.834.212.0510.447.145.954.0
 5 highest density55399.98.617.7845.850.529.513.96.142.212.2110.518.346.752.9
Urban/rural status
 Large urban areas103448.88.547.7447.450.829.414.15.636.412.1510.537.846.453.3
 Other urban areas95446.38.417.7240.755.027.813.53.737.012.0510.486.748.651.3
 Small towns24383.28.487.6938.948.031.116.14.836.812.2910.626.834.265.8
 Rural areas52250.18.547.7429.347.329.316.86.621.112.3010.795.133.566.1
  • *Percentages do not sum to 100% because the price segment of some brands was not classified.

  • RYO, roll your own; SIMD, Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.