Input data for estimating the impact of tobacco taxation on life expectancy in New Zealand
| Total population | Population living in the most deprived 30% of neighbourhoods | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| *The reported average weekly expenditure on tobacco (as a proportion of total household expenditure) was the same for the lowest three deciles as for the whole population. Over all the deciles it ranged from a low of 0.49% (decile 1) to a peak of 1.78% (decile 5). | ||||
| Life expectancy 10 | ||||
| Life expectancy (LE) of total population (years) | 74.4 | 79.6 | 71.0 | 77.2 |
| Total lost LE compared with the reference population of the least deprived decile (that is, decile 1) | 5.0 | 3.1 | 8.3 | 5.5 |
| Tobacco use contribution to lost LE (years) [A] | 1.8 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 1.3 |
| Non-tobacco contribution to lost LE (years) [B] | 3.2 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
| Tobacco expenditure and tax | ||||
| Proportion of average weekly household expenditure on tobacco15 [C]* | 1.19% | 1.19% | 1.19% | 1.19% |
| Proportion of average weekly household expenditure related to tobacco tax.16 [D = C×70%] | 0.83% | 0.83% | 0.83% | 0.83% |