Table 4

Factors associated with probability of being a current smoker

VariableOdds ratio (95% CI)
MaleFemale
Residency
 Moscow1.001.00
4-150Oblast capital ⩾0.5 million population0.79 (0.38–1.65)0.51 (0.24–1.10)
4-150Oblast capital <0.5 million population0.82 (0.37–1.81)0.28 (0.11–0.68)
 Other town0.96 (0.46–1.98)0.26 (0.12–0.56)
 Rural0.86 (0.40–1.81)0.15 (0.06–0.35)
Education
 Primary1.001.00
 Vocational1.41 (0.74–2.67)1.39 (0.43–4.52)
 Secondary1.09 (0.57–2.12)1.26 (0.38–4.22)
 University0.63 (0.30–1.34)0.73 (0.19–2.76)
Alcohol intake
 <0.25 litres at least twice a month1.001.00
 ⩾0.25 litres at least twice a month2.31 (1.60–3.35)12.09 (4.75–30.76)
Material deprivation4-151
 Quartile 1 (least deprived)1.001.00
 Quartile 21.04 (0.67–1.61)0.97 (0.52–1.82)
 Quartile 31.38 (0.89–2.15)1.62 (0.87–3.01)
 Quartile 4 (most deprived)1.69 (1.06–2.70)2.00 (1.03–3.89)
Church-going
 Never1.01.0
 Very rarely0.93 (0.64–1.35)1.25 (0.74–2.11)
 Occasionally0.59 (0.35–0.98)1.23 (0.68–2.20)
 At least once a month0.51 (0.21–1.24)0.73 (0.25–2.09)
  • Each variable adjusted for all others listed in the table.

  • 4-150 Oblasts are the standard regions in the Russian Federation.

  • 4-151 See text for definition.

  • Source: New Russia Barometer VI, 1996.