Social environmental predictors of smoking status by language use among a cohort of years 7 and 8 Sydney students (3352)
| Variables | LOTE (n=734) | ES (n=2618) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | ||||
| Year 7 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Year 8 | 1.42 | 0.75–2.71 | 1.13 | 0.86–1.48 | |||
| Female | 1.00 | ||||||
| Male | 1.19 | 0.64–2.21 | 1.01 | 0.78–1.32 | |||
| Think not acceptable to smoke | 1.00 | ||||||
| Think acceptable to smoke | 1.14 | 0.38–3.45 | 1.92 | 1.38–2.69 | |||
| Perceived benefits of smoking | 1.13 | 0.98–1.31 | 1.12 | 1.05–1.20 | |||
| Parents not discussed smoking | 1.00 | ||||||
| Parents discuss smoking with student | 1.24 | 0.64–2.45 | 1.17 | 0.89–1.55 | |||
| Father does not smoke | 1.00 | ||||||
| Father smokes | 1.45 | 0.76–2.77 | 0.82 | 0.59–1.15 | |||
| Mother does not smoke | 1.00 | ||||||
| Mother smokes | 1.17 | 0.54–2.54 | 0.89 | 0.62–1.26 | |||
| Brother does not smoke | 1.00 | ||||||
| Brother(s) smokes | 1.93 | 0.20–5.05 | 1.77 | 1.18–2.67 | |||
| Sister does not smoke | 1.00 | ||||||
| Sister(s) smokes | 1.36 | 0.40–4.65 | 1.78 | 1.17–2.70 | |||
| Close friends do not smoke | 1.00 | ||||||
| Close friend(s) smokes | 2.17 | 1.09–4.29 | 2.35 | 1.78–3.12 | |||
| Other close adults do not smoke | 1.00 | ||||||
| Other close adult(s) smokes | 0.76 | 0.47–1.67 | 1.26 | 0.95–1.66 | |||
ES = English speaking ; LOTE = language other than English; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.