Effect of price and income on the demand for sugar-sweetened beverages in Nigeria: an analysis of household consumption data using an almost ideal demand system (AIDS).

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To estimate the own-price, cross-price and income elasticities for carbonated soft drinks (CSDs), malt drinks, chocolate powder, sachet water and sugar in Nigeria. These elasticities can be used to estimate the potential demand response to the recently-introduced sugar tax in Nigeria.

Setting

The study uses household data from the 2018/2019 Nigeria Living Standards Survey (NLSS).

Participants

The NLSS is a national household survey. 21 114 households were included in the final sample for this analysis.

Primary and secondary outcomes

We used Deaton's almost ideal demand system, which controls for the goods' quality, to estimate the effect of price and income changes on the demand for CSDs, chocolate powder, malt drinks, sachet water and sugar.

Resu

SUBMITTER: Darsamo V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10394539 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature