Table 2

Linear regression model for hospitality sector economic indicators vs number of months the smoke-free legislation was effective in that year

Economic indicators vs months of
SF legislation
Beta coefficientStd. error of beta coefficientP value
Number of international visitor trips (thousands)172.5948.920.04
Number of employees8.443.270.08
Monthly salary (GEL)20.984.480.02
Turnover (million GEL)64.0917.790.04
VAT (million GEL)37.9111.570.04
Production value (million GEL)64.7318.340.04
Number of food service facilities101.2839.790.08
Number of hotels54.2522.270.09
  • SF, smoke-free; VAT, value added tax.