Table 5

 Predictors of health knowledge (n = 9058)

Adjusted odds* (95% CI) of believing smoking causes….
Heart diseaseStrokeImpotenceLung cancer (smokers)Lung cancer (non-smokers)
* Odds of believing smoking causes disease (0: No/Don’t know, 1: Yes).
Odds ratios are adjusted for age, sex, income, ethnicity, and cigarettes smoked per day.
CI, confidence interval.
Country
    CAN (reference)1.001.001.001.001.00
    USA0.72 (0.59 to 0.89)0.64 (0.55 to 0.75)0.35 (0.31 to 0.40)1.09 (0.81 to 1.48)0.60 (0.52 to 0.70)
    UK0.95 (0.77 to 1.18)0.51 (0.44 to 0.59)0.41 (0.36 to 0.47)0.98 (0.74 to 1.31)0.84 (0.72 to 0.98)
    AUS0.82 (0.66 to 1.01)0.90 (0.77 to 1.06)0.37 (0.33 to 0.42)0.90 (0.68 to 1.19)0.55 (0.47 to 0.64)
Noticing anti-smoking information1.20 (1.04 to 1.39)1.16 (1.04 to 1.36)1.05 (0.96 to 1.15)1.10 (0.90 to 1.34)1.11 (1.15 to 1.41)
Noticing warning labels1.20 (1.04 to 1.38)1.23 (1.11 to 1.26)1.14 (1.05 to 1.24)1.31 (1.08 to 1.61)1.27 (1.15 to 1.41)