Table 3

 Characteristics of smokers who purchased from low/untaxed sources at their last purchase from the Wave 1 survey (n = 8930)

n%OR95% CI
Respondents were considered to be “low/untaxed” purchasers if they reported that the last place they purchased cigarettes was either: an Indian reservation, out of state/province, a duty-free store, an independent seller, the internet, a military commissary, or a toll-free number.
Country
    Canada21893.11.00Referent
    USA21024.81.721.07 to 2.78
    UK236715.36.333.91 to 10.27
    Australia22720.70.320.10 to 0.98
Age in 2002
    18–2412462.81.00Referent
    25–3929454.91.671.14 to 2.45
    40–5430247.02.481.71 to 3.60
    55+171510.33.632.47 to 5.32
Race
    White/English only77237.11.00Referent
    All other11953.00.600.44 to 0.82
Sex
    Female48926.51.00Referent
    Male40386.10.950.79 to 1.14
Income level
    Low27585.11.00Referent
    Moderate30386.51.301.03 to 1.64
    High24077.91.511.17 to 1.95
    Refused6795.90.870.58 to 1.32
Education level
    Low49876.01.00Referent
    Moderate27706.21.331.08 to 1.64
    High11367.81.451.08 to 1.93
No. cigarettes per day
    <1028105.11.00Referent
    11–2040106.61.110.86 to 1.42
    21–3015337.71.330.96 to 1.85
    >305746.61.250.85 to 1.83
Time to first cigarette
    >60 min16665.01.00Referent
    31–60 min15527.51.340.96 to 1.86
    6–30 min38756.10.970.71 to 1.33
    ⩽5 min17586.51.220.86 to 1.73
Past quit attempts
    No17156.31.00Referent
    Yes71946.30.950.75 to 1.20