Table 4

Price and income elasticity of demand, by ES group

Price elasticity of demand


Estimated coefficient (95% CI)
Price elasticity of demand, evaluated at:



Mean WTP (N101.7)
25th Percentile (N200)
Actual selling price (N350)

Q1
-0.009 (-0.01, -0.006)
-0.92
-1.8
-3.15
Q2
-0.007 (-0.008, -0.006)
-0.71
-1.4
-2.45
Q3
-0.008 (-0.009, -0.007)
-0.81
-1.6
-2.8
Q4
-0.006 (-0.007, -0.006)
-0.61
-1.2
-2.1
Q5
-0.006 (-0.007, -0.005)
-0.61
-1.2
-2.1

Income elasticity of demand



YED (102)
YED (200)
YED (350)


Q2 to Q3
0.26
0.05
0.16

Q3 to Q4
0.31
0.52
1.16

Q4 to Q5
0.05
0.02
-0.13


Note: Income elasticity of demand = YED

Onwujekwe et al. Malaria Journal 2004 3:6   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-3-6