Fort Sam Houston | Goodfellow | Keesler | Lackland | Sheppard | |||||||||||
n | Median | Range | n | Median | Range | n | Median | Range | n | Median | Range | n | Median | Range | |
Cheapest cigarette pack | |||||||||||||||
On-base | 5 | 4.60 | 4.60–5.10 | 2 | 4.80 | 4.80–4.80 | 3 | 3.90 | 3.90–3.90 | 5 | 4.55 | 4.48–4.60 | 2 | 5.55 | 5.45–5.65 |
Off-base | 7 | 5.67 | 4.64–5.89 | 3 | 4.32 | 4.32–4.49 | 9 | 4.46 | 2.95–5.31 | 13 | 5.29 | 4.32–6.27 | 7 | 5.62 | 4.32–6.08 |
Difference | −1.07 | 0.48 | −0.56 | −0.74 | −0.07 | ||||||||||
Marlboro Red pack | |||||||||||||||
On-base | 5 | 6.90 | 6.90–6.90 | 2 | 6.80 | 6.70–6.90 | 3 | 6.20 | 6.20–6.20 | 5 | 6.87 | 6.75–6.90 | 2 | 7.10 | 7.10–7.10 |
Off-base | 7 | 7.60 | 7.17–7.82 | 3 | 7.04 | 7.04–7.60 | 9 | 5.98 | 5.45–6.56 | 14 | 7.37 | 6.22–7.82 | 7 | 7.17 | 7.00–7.60 |
Difference | −0.70 | −0.24 | 0.22 | −0.50 | −0.07 | ||||||||||
Newport Menthol pack | |||||||||||||||
On-base | 5 | 6.78 | 6.28–6.78 | 2 | 6.93 | 6.93–6.93 | 3 | 6.05 | 6.05–6.05 | 5 | 6.28 | 6.01–6.78 | 2 | 7.34 | 7.34–7.34 |
Off-base | 7 | 7.77 | 7.18–8.35 | 3 | 7.83 | 7.29–7.90 | 8 | 6.23 | 6.09–7.09 | 11 | 7.85 | 6.48–8.65 | 7 | 7.36 | 7.18–8.18 |
Difference | −0.99 | −0.90 | −0.18 | −1.57 | −0.02 | ||||||||||
Cheapest cigarette carton | |||||||||||||||
On-base | 6 | 49.15 | 47.05–49.15 | 3 | 45.75 | 43.57–46.75 | 4 | 37.78 | 37.50–46.75 | 6 | 48.29 | 46.00–49.50 | 3 | 57.30 | 56.80–63.62 |
Off-base | 2 | 58.62 | 58.46–58.78 | 1 | 43.19 | 43.19–43.19 | 8 | 48.85 | 32.09–58.51 | 6 | 54.17 | 45.36–62.68 | 4 | 51.04 | 42.11–56.18 |
Difference | −9.47 | 2.56 | −11.07 | −5.88 | 6.26 | ||||||||||
Marlboro Red carton | |||||||||||||||
On-base | 4 | 67.00 | 63.81–67.00 | 3 | 63.77 | 59.45–66.95 | 3 | 60.20 | 57.34–60.20 | 6 | 67.00 | 63.81–69.00 | 3 | 68.75 | 65.48–68.75 |
Off-base | 3 | 73.83 | 62.46–76.53 | 1 | 70.36 | 70.36–70.36 | 8 | 63.40 | 56.70–70.48 | 5 | 70.36 | 64.52–78.16 | 4 | 71.12 | 67.66–75.99 |
Difference | −6.83 | −6.59 | −3.20 | −3.36 | −2.37 | ||||||||||
Newport Menthol carton | |||||||||||||||
On-base | 6 | 65.60 | 62.48–65.60 | 2 | 65.42 | 63.69–67.15 | 4 | 58.40 | 55.62–58.40 | 5 | 65.60 | 62.48–65.60 | 3 | 70.70 | 70.70–72.20 |
Off-base | 3 | 77.72 | 75.78–78.48 | 1 | 78.26 | 78.26–78.26 | 6 | 67.25 | 64.37–72.43 | 5 | 75.02 | 64.84–78.48 | 4 | 76.50 | 72.53–80.74 |
Difference | −12.12 | −12.84 | −8.85 | −9.42 | −5.80 | ||||||||||
Copenhagen tin | |||||||||||||||
On-base | 6 | 5.80 | 5.55–6.53 | 2 | 5.91 | 5.77–6.05 | 3 | 3.20 | 3.20–3.20 | 6 | 5.61 | 5.30–6.05 | 3 | 5.75 | 5.25–5.75 |
Off-base | 4 | 6.21 | 5.78–7.13 | 2 | 6.57 | 6.43–6.70 | 7 | 5.35 | 3.54–5.99 | 7 | 5.75 | 5.29–6.81 | 6 | 6.08 | 4.54–6.60 |
Difference | −0.41 | −0.66 | −2.15 | −0.14 | −0.33 |
Off-base prices included local and sales tax while on-base prices from commissaries included a 5% surcharge. The difference is calculated by subtracting the median off-base price from the median on-base price. Those differences that are negative (bolded) indicate that the median price for a tobacco product was cheaper at retailers on-base as compared with those off-base.