The effect of the United Kingdom smoking ban on alcohol spending: Evidence from the Living Costs and Food Survey

Robert Pryce

Health Policy, 2019, vol. 123, issue 10, 936-940

Abstract: The effect of smoking bans on alcohol consumption is unclear, and this is especially true of the differing effect on smokers and non-smokers. This paper uses spending survey data to examine the effect of the United Kingdom smoking bans on alcohol spending. It finds the introduction of a smoking ban decreased alcohol expenditure, specifically in the on-trade (pubs and restaurants) and amongst smoking households. Smoking households are estimated to have reduced their weekly on-premise alcohol expenditure by £1.70 (approximately 15–20%), whilst non-smoking households do not significantly change their expenditure. The smoking ban may therefore have affected on-premise outlets through a reduction in revenue. This study provides further evidence that tobacco policies affect drinking behaviour.

Keywords: Smoking ban; Alcohol expenditure; Tobacco (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.08.001

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