Because changes in smoke-free policies were relatively modest prior to the mid-1990s, we estimated models splitting the time period of observation in half: 1980–1994, and 1995–2009 (Table 3). During 1980–1994, a 1% increase in cigarette price per pack was associated with a 0.237% decrease in per capita total alcohol consumption (95% CI 0.158% to 0.317%, p<.001), a 0.187% decrease in per capita beer consumption (95% CI 0.089% to 0.284%, p<.001), and a 0.233% reduction in per capita spirits consumption (95% CI 0.077% to 0.388%, p=.004). No significant cigarette price effects were observed for wine. Strengthening SFA scores did not have significant effects on most types of alcohol consumption (total, beer, and spirits), but appeared be associated with an increase in wine consumption (a one point increase in SFA score was associated with a 3.2% increase in per capita wine consumption, 95% CI 0.4% to 5.9%, p=.024) . During 1995–2009, price per pack of cigarettes did not have significant effects on any type of alcohol consumption, while a one point increase in SFA scores was significantly associated with a 0.6% reduction
