Table 3

Factors associated with receipt of smoking cessation services

 Unadjusted Adjusted OR 95% CI OR 95% CI Financing policy 2004 1 1 2005 1.23 0.91 to 1.64 1.26 1.11 to 1.42 2006 1.40 1.05 to 1.85 1.39 1.25 to 1.56 2007 1.34 1.00 to 1.77 1.37 1.22 to 1.53 Gender Female 1 1 Male 1.74 1.19 to 2.53 1.50 1.29 to 1.74 Age 18–34 1 1 35–49 1.50 1.36 to 1.65 1.49 1.34 to 1.66 50–64 2.51 2.24 to 2.81 2.38 2.08 to 2.73 65+ 3.35 2.96 to 3.79 3.29 2.75 to 3.93 Education Elementary 1 1 Middle 0.61 0.54 to 0.69 0.86 0.74 to 1.01 High school 0.46 0.41 to 0.51 0.72 0.62 to 0.83 College and higher 0.48 0.43 to 0.54 0.77 0.67 to 0.90 Income NT$≤20000 1 1 NT$20001–60000 0.60 0.54 to 0.67 0.98 0.85 to 1.12 NT$60001–100000 0.58 0.50 to 0.66 1.00 0.84 to 1.18 NT$≥100001 0.56 0.48 to 0.65 1.02 0.85 to 1.23 Unknown 0.57 0.51 to 0.64 0.98 0.85 to 1.13 Employment No 1 1 Yes 0.69 0.64 to 0.75 1.04 0.93 to 1.17 Cigarette use Occasional 1 1 Daily 1.63 1.50 to 1.78 1.74 1.58 to 1.92 Quit attempts No 1 1 Yes 1.50 1.39 to 1.62 1.75 1.61 to 1.90 Perceived health Good 1 1 Poor 2.12 1.92 to 2.34 2.03 1.82 to 2.25 Benefit awareness No 1 1 Yes 1.15 1.06 to 1.24 1.29 1.18 to 1.41 Area Taipei 1 1 Northern 0.92 0.82 to 1.05 0.92 0.81 to 1.06 Central 1.01 0.89 to 1.13 0.97 0.85 to 1.10 Western 1.12 1.00 to 1.26 1.03 0.91 to 1.17 Southern 1.10 0.97 to 1.24 1.02 0.89 to 1.16 Eastern 1.24 1.06 to 1.45 1.06 0.89 to 1.26
• Using univariate and multivariate logistic regression. In the multivariate logistic regression, N=13 192; received n=3293; not received n=9899, −2 Log L= 13 789.5.

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