Table 4

Increase per year in the weighted % difference in cost of smoking for cost-minimising strategies from GAM

Increase in the % difference in cost of smoking for each consecutive year (95% CI)P value for interaction
Factory-made cigarette consumption · time−0.12 (−0.23 to 0.00)0.051
RYO cigarette consumption · time0.00 (−0.12 to 0.13)0.992
Illicit sources · time0.93 (−1.44 to 3.31)0.441
Cross-border purchase · time−0.23 (−2.54 to 2.09)0.848
  • Models were adjusted for age, gender, social grade and other cost-minimising strategies in the table.

  • GAM, generalised additive models; RYO, roll your-own tobacco.