Gender differences in the price elasticity of demand for waterpipe and cigarette smoking in Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine: a volumetric choice experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study assessed the extent to which the elasticity of cigarette and waterpipe tobacco products differs between men and women. We also explored the levels of substitution and complementarity in tobacco products among men and women.

Setting

The study examines tobacco elasticities in three Arab countries: Lebanon, Jordan and the West Bank of Palestine.

Participants

We used data from nationally representative surveys of adults aged ≥18 years in Lebanon (n=1680), Jordan (n=1925) and Palestine (n=1679). The proportion of women was 50.0% of the sample in Lebanon and Palestine, and 44.6% in Jordan.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

A zero-inflated Poisson regression model estimated own-price and cross-price elasticities for two variations of cigaret

SUBMITTER: Awawda S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9297203 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature