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Table 5 Average annual per capita consumption expenditure on specific alcohol beverages in South Africa ($US), 1995–2011

From: Equity in household spending on alcoholic beverages in South Africa: assessing changes between 1995 and 2011

  

Poorest

Q2

Q3

Q4

Richest

Total

Total Differenceª

Spirits

1995

0.03

0.10

0.27

0.67

2.75

0.76

 

2000

0.01

0.06

0.15

0.47

2.38

0.61

−0.15***

2005/06

0.24

1.03

2.50

6.88

24.17

6.96

 

2010/11

0.20

0.68

2.46

5.50

21.38

6.04

−0.92**

Wine

1995

0.02

0.08

0.20

0.27

1.69

0.45

 

2000

0.01

0.04

0.09

0.15

1.70

0.40

−0.05**

2005/06

0.43

0.73

0.88

2.70

13.11

3.57

 

2010/11

0.35

0.73

1.09

1.10

17.51

4.16

0.59*

Beer

1995

0.12

0.37

0.87

1.88

3.57

1.36

 

2000

0.09

0.39

1.05

2.25

5.51

1.86

0.50***

2005/06

1.76

6.25

13.12

31.64

33.98

17.34

 

2010/11

1.40

5.36

14.95

25.67

28.19

15.11

−2.23**

Sorghum

1995

0.08

0.14

0.21

0.19

0.17

0.16

 

2000

0.09

0.18

0.31

0.27

0.20

0.21

0.05***

2005/06

0.87

1.11

1.83

1.53

0.04

1.08

 

2010/11

0.78

1.63

2.16

1.21

3.36

1.83

0.75**

  1. ªDifference in the total column. Significance levels are denoted as follows: ***1%, **5%, *10%
  2. Note: Expenditures are expressed in 2016 dollars. The averages are computed for the entire population (includes household consumption expenditure of drinkers and non-drinkers)