Percentages and ORs for agreeing that POS tobacco advertising makes quitting smoking more difficult, by demographic and smoking characteristics, Vermont (n=301)
| Number (and percentage) agreeing that POS advertising makes quitting more difficult | OR (for agreeing that POS advertising makes quitting more difficult)* OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 41 (28) | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.2) |
| Female | 53 (34) | 1.0 |
| Age | ||
| 18–24 years old | 28 (32) | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.7) |
| 25+ years old | 66 (31) | 1.0 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| American not of Hispanic descent | 89 (31) | 1.0 |
| Other | 5 (31) | 0.7 (0.2 to 2.1) |
| Smoking frequency | ||
| Daily | 88 (31) | 1.0 |
| Less than daily | 6 (38) | 1.4 (0.5 to 4.2) |
| Intention to quit, n (%) | ||
| Within month | 36 (78) | 13.0 (5.7 to 29.6) |
| Thinking about quitting, but not within month | 56 (27) | 1.0 |
| No interest in quitting | 2 (4) | 0.1 (0.03 to 0.5) |
| Quit attempts in the past year | ||
| 0 | 12 (13) | 1.0 |
| 1–2 | 20 (17) | 1.4 (0.6 to 3.1) |
| 3+ | 62 (70) | 18.7 (8.4 to 42.0) |
| Purchase other than usual brand | ||
| No | 80 (31) | 1.0 |
| Yes | 14 (33) | 1.2 (0.6 to 2.4) |
| Support for POS advertising ban | ||
| Disagree/Neutral | 54 (22) | 1.0 |
| Agree | 40 (70) | 8.7 (4.4 to 17.0) |
| POS influences brand choice | ||
| Disagree/Neutral | 70 (27) | 1.0 |
| Agree | 24 (62) | 4.1 (2.0 to 8.5) |
| Planned/Unplanned purchase | ||
| Planned | 78 (29) | 1.0 |
| Unplanned | 16 (47) | 2.3 (1.1 to 4.8) |
| Education† | ||
| ≤High school diploma | 12 (32) | 0.6 (0.3 to 1.3) |
| >High school diploma | 65 (40) | 1.0 |
| Time to first smoke† | ||
| ≤5 min | 16 (41) | 1.2 (0.6 to 2.6) |
| >5 min | 61 (38) | 1.0 |
| Cigarettes per day† | ||
| <15 | 33 (41) | 1.1 (0.6 to 2.0) |
| ≥15 | 44 (37) | 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.