Percentages and ORs for unplanned cigarette purchase, by demographic and smoking characteristics, Vermont (n=301)
| Number (and percentage) making unplanned cigarette purchase | OR (for unplanned purchases)* OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 17 (12) | 1.0 (0.5 to 2.1) |
| Female | 17 (11) | 1.0 |
| Age | ||
| 18–24 years old | 15 (17) | 2.1 (1.0 to 4.4) |
| 25+ years old | 19 (9) | 1.0 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| American not of Hispanic descent | 34 (12) | – |
| Other | 0 (0) | – |
| Smoking frequency | ||
| Daily | 28 (10) | 1.0 |
| Less than daily | 6 (38) | 5.6 (1.9 to 16.9) |
| Intention to quit, n (%) | ||
| Within month | 11 (24) | 3.7 (1.6 to 9.0) |
| Thinking about quitting, but not within month | 21 (10) | 1.0 |
| No interest in quitting | 2 (4) | 0.5 (0.1 to 2.5) |
| Quit attempts in the past year | ||
| 0 | 8 (9) | 1.0 |
| 1–2 | 11 (9) | 1.0 (0.4 to 2.7) |
| 3+ | 15 (17) | 2.4 (0.9 to 6.0) |
| Purchase other than usual brand | ||
| No | 28 (11) | 1.0 |
| Yes | 6 (14) | 1.5 (0.6 to 3.8) |
| Support for POS advertising ban | ||
| Disagree/Neutral | 29 (12) | 1.0 |
| Agree | 5 (9) | 0.8 (0.3 to 2.1) |
| POS influences brand choice | ||
| Disagree/Neutral | 26 (10) | 1.0 |
| Agree | 8 (21) | 2.6 (1.0 to 6.4) |
| POS makes quitting harder | ||
| Disagree/Neutral | 18 (9) | 1.0 |
| Agree | 16 (17) | 2.3 (1.1 to 4.8) |
| Education† | ||
| ≤High school diploma | 7 (19) | 1.3 (0.5 to 3.6) |
| >High school diploma | 19 (12) | 1.0 |
| Time to first smoke† | ||
| ≤5 min | 5 (13) | 0.9 (0.3 to 2.7) |
| >5 min | 21 (13) | 1.0 |
| Cigarettes per day† | ||
| <15 | 14 (17) | 1.9 (0.8 to 4.5) |
| ≥15 | 12 (10) | 1.0 |
Bolded values are statistically significantly (p<0.05) different from one another.
*Adjusted for age, category and store location.
†Data available for subset of 201 participants.
POS, point of sale.