Table 4

Characteristics of those who reported purchasing cigarettes from a less expensive venue for three different measures of cigarette price

Demographic characteristics	N	n	Purchase from any cheaper venue*			Smoke discount/generic or use more coupons†			Either use cheaper venue or generics or more coupons
Demographic characteristics	N	n	%	OR	95% CI	%	OR	95% CI	%	OR	95% CI
Results are from logistic regression modelling the report of purchase of cigarettes from a cheaper venue while simultaneously controlling all variables presented in the table. Underline odds ratios are significant at the 5% level.
*A response of “yes” to any of the questions: “In the last 12 months, did you purchase cigarettes over the Internet for your own use?”; “In the past 12 months, have you or a friend or relative regularly purchased cigarettes for your own use on an Indian reservation?”; “In the past 12 months, have you or a friend or relative regularly purchased cigarettes for your own use in another state?”; “In the past 12 months, have you or a friend or relative regularly purchased cigarettes for your own use in another country?”.
†Either use coupons to purchase cigarettes more frequently now than five years ago or smoked a discount/generic brand in 2001.
Price differential
0 cents	1529	248	16	1.0	Referent	46	1.0	Referent	53	1.0	Referent
1–15 cents	404	125	31	2.6	2.0 to 3.5	51	1.3	1.0 to 1.7	63	1.8	1.4 to 2.4
16–76 cents	1054	505	48	5.6	4.5 to 6.9	32	0.6	0.5 to 0.7	61	1.5	1.3 to 1.8
77+ cents	609	352	58	8.0	6.2 to 10.3	45	0.9	0.7 to 1.2	71	2.2	1.8 to 2.8
Sex
Male	1677	561	33	1.0	Referent	37	1.0	Referent	55	1.0	Referent
Female	1919	669	35	1.2	1.0 to 1.4	47	1.6	1.4 to 1.9	63	1.6	1.4 to 1.9
Age in 1988
25–34 years	1217	412	34	1.0	Referent	39	1.0	Referent	57	1.0	Referent
35–44 years	1275	433	34	1.1	0.9 to 1.4	42	1.1	0.9 to 1.3	59	1.1	0.9 to 1.3
45–54 years	710	243	34	1.2	0.9 to 1.5	46	1.2	1.0 to 1.6	62	1.2	1.0 to 1.5
55–64 years	394	142	36	1.4	1.0 to 1.9	45	1.2	0.9 to 1.6	61	1.2	0.9 to 1.7
Race
White, non-Hispanic	3139	1094	35	1.0	Referent	44	1.0	Referent	61	1.0	Referent
Black, non-Hispanic	203	55	27	0.8	0.6 to 1.3	27	0.5	0.3 to 0.7	47	0.6	0.5 to 0.9
Hispanic	177	55	31	0.7	0.4 to 1.0	30	0.8	0.6 to 1.2	49	0.7	0.5 to 1.0
Other	76	26	34	1.8	1.0 to 3.2	35	0.6	0.3 to 1.1	53	1.0	0.6 to 1.6
Income in 2001
<$15000	256	88	34	1.0	Referent	52	1.0	Referent	64	1.0	Referent
$15000–$37500	810	263	32	0.9	0.6 to 1.4	48	0.8	0.6 to 1.2	61	0.9	0.6 to 1.2
$37501–$60000	1087	374	34	1.2	0.8 to 1.7	45	0.7	0.5 to 1.0	61	0.9	0.7 to 1.3
>$60000	1195	423	35	1.3	0.9 to 1.9	34	0.5	0.4 to 0.7	55	0.8	0.6 to 1.2
Number of cigs per day (2001)
<5	328	70	21	1.0	Referent	30	1.0	Referent	39	1.0	Referent
5–14	909	271	30	1.1	0.8 to 1.7	34	0.9	0.7 to 1.3	52	1.3	0.9 to 1.8
15–24	1529	564	37	1.4	1.0 to 2.1	44	1.3	0.9 to 1.9	64	1.8	1.3 to 2.6
25–34	474	199	42	2.0	1.3 to 3.2	50	1.7	1.1 to 2.5	69	2.4	1.6 to 3.5
⩾35	345	123	36	1.6	1.0 to 2.7	54	2.1	1.3 to 3.2	66	2.4	1.6 to 3.6
Desire to quit (2001)
Not at all	349	113	32	1.0	Referent	47	1.0	Referent	60	1.0	Referent
A little	444	142	32	1.0	0.7 to 1.5	41	0.8	0.6 to 1.1	57	0.9	0.6 to 1.2
Somewhat	1120	403	36	1.3	0.9 to 1.8	45	1.0	0.7 to 1.3	63	1.2	0.9 to 1.6
A lot	1331	491	37	1.2	0.9 to 1.7	43	0.8	0.6 to 1.1	61	1.0	0.7 to 1.3
Number of past quit attempts
0	1096	370	34	1.0	Referent	42	1.0	Referent	59	1.0	Referent
1	721	270	37	1.1	0.9 to 1.4	40	0.9	0.7 to 1.2	59	1.0	0.8 to 1.3
2+	1733	579	33	0.9	0.7 to 1.1	43	1.2	1.0 to 1.5	60	1.1	0.9 to 1.4
Time to first cigarette (2001)
61+ min	621	159	26	1.0	Referent	31	1.0	Referent	44	1.0	Referent
31–60 mins	622	200	32	1.2	0.9 to 1.6	39	1.1	0.9 to 1.5	57	1.2	0.9 to 1.6
10–30 mins	1262	453	36	1.2	0.9 to 1.6	43	1.2	0.9 to 1.6	61	1.2	1.0 to 1.6
<10 mins	1066	412	39	1.4	1.0 to 1.9	50	1.5	1.1 to 2.0	67	1.6	1.2 to 2.1
Pricing tier of current brand
Premium	2416	0	33	1.0	Referent	Not included in this model			Not included in this model
Discount/generic	964	0	37	1.3	1.1 to 1.6