Factors associated with willingness to purchase LNSLT
| Total N=401 | Would buy LNSLT | Crude OR* (95% CI) | Adjusted OR† (95% CI) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 233 | 44% | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Male | 168 | 49% | 1.23 (0.82 to 1.82) | 1.22 (0.77 to 1.92) |
| Age, yr | ||||
| 20–29 | 63 | 49% | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 30–39 | 83 | 43% | 0.79 (0.41 to 1.53) | 0.85 (0.40 to 1.81) |
| 40–49 | 131 | 47% | 0.90 (0.49 to 1.64) | 0.92 (0.46 to 1.85) |
| 50+ | 124 | 45% | 0.85 (0.46 to 1.56) | 0.80 (0.41 to 1.57) |
| Education <university degree | 327 | 45% | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| University degree | 74 | 50% | 1.22 (0.74 to 2.03) | 1.57 (0.89 to 2.78) |
| Income | ||||
| ≥$30 000 | 281 | 42% | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| <$30 000 | 120 | 55% | 1.69 (1.10 to 2.60) | 1.96 (1.18 to 3.24) |
| General health | ||||
| Good–excellent | 290 | 43% | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Fair–poor | 110 | 54% | 1.53 (0.98 to 2.37) | 1.47 (0.90 to 2.40) |
| Heaviness-of-smoking index | ||||
| Low | 74 | 37% | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Medium | 263 | 46% | 1.51 (0.89 to 2.56) | 1.11 (0.60 to 2.03) |
| High | 64 | 55% | 2.10 (1.06 to 4.16) | 1.24 (0.56 to 2.74) |
| Plans to quit smoking | ||||
| Yes | 239 | 42% | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 162 | 52% | 1.50 (1.00 to 2.24) | 1.97 (1.22 to 3.18) |
| Believe SLT is less harmful than cigarettes | ||||
| No | 327 | 43% | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 74 | 59% | 1.96 (1.17 to 3.27) | 1.94 (1.07 to 3.52) |
| Have used SLT previously | ||||
| No | 367 | 43% | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 34 | 76% | 4.30 (1.90 to 9.75) | 3.55 (1.48 to 8.54) |
| Ever used NRT No NRT use | 147 | 35% | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| For quitting only | 154 | 47% | 1.70 (1.07 to 2.70) | 1.65 (0.97 to 2.81) |
| Non-standard use | 100 | 60% | 2.82 (1.67 to 4.77) | 2.82 (1.56 to 5.08) |
| Changed or attempted to change to a low tar cigarette in the last 12 months | ||||
| No | 338 | 44% | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 63 | 56% | 1.59 (0.92 to 2.73) | 1.89 (1.02 to 3.51) |
| Did something to help you quit in the last 12 months | ||||
| No | 117 | 38% | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 284 | 49% | 1.61 (1.04 to 2.51) | 1.47 (0.88 to 2.47) |
↵* Bivariate analyses.
↵† All variables adjusted for sex, age, education, income, general health, heaviness-of-smoking Index, plans to quit smoking, belief that SLT is less harmful than cigarettes, prior use of SLT, prior use of NRT, changed to a low tar cigarette in last 12 months and did something to assist quitting in the last 12 months in a standard multivariable logistic regression model.