Characteristics associated with high knowledge of the harmful effects of tobacco, all countries combined
| Variable/category | Frequency† | Bivariate | Multivariate |
| N (%) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Country | |||
| Kyrgyzstan | 246 (13.7) | Ref | Ref |
| Armenia | 365 (20.3) | 1.61 (1.20 to 2.16)** | 1.58 (1.17 to 2.12)** |
| Azerbaijan | 79 (4.4) | 0.29 (0.17 to 0.50)** | 0.29 (0.17 to 0.50)** |
| Belarus | 531 (29.5) | 2.64 (1.98 to 3.53)** | 2.35 (1.75 to 3.17)** |
| Georgia | 333 (15.1) | 1.13 (0.83 to 1.53) | 1.03 (0.76 to 1.42) |
| Kazakhstan | 350 (19.4) | 1.52 (1.13 to 2.06) | 1.33 (0.95 to 1.85) |
| Moldova | 477 (26.5) | 2.28 (1.65 to 3.14)** | 2.22 (1.59 to 3.10)** |
| Russia | 724 (24.1) | 2.01 (1.56 to 2.59)** | 1.91 (1.48 to 2.46)** |
| Ukraine | 685 (34.3) | 3.29 (2.56 to 4.24)** | 3.08 (2.38 to 3.98)** |
| Gender | |||
| Men | 1514 (19.3) | Ref | Ref |
| Women | 2276 (22.4) | 1.20 (1.10 to 1.30)** | 1.16 (1.05 to 1.29)** |
| Age group (years) | |||
| 18–29 | 1072 (21.3) | Ref | Ref |
| 30–39 | 692 (20.3) | 0.89 (0.79 to 1.01) | 0.88 (0.77 to 1.00) |
| 40–49 | 713 (21.1) | 1.02 (0.91 to 1.15) | 1.02 (0.90 to 1.16) |
| 50–59 | 600 (21.8) | 1.00 (0.88 to 1.13) | 0.97 (0.85 to 1.10) |
| 60+ | 713 (20.9) | 0.91 (0.80 to 1.03) | 0.82 (0.72 to 0.94)** |
| Education | |||
| Secondary or less | 1480 (17.3) | Ref | Ref |
| Vocational/some higher education | 1265 (23.8) | 1.44 (1.30 to 1.59)** | 1.25 (1.13 to 1.39)** |
| Completed higher education | 1035 (25.5) | 1.57 (1.40 to 1.76)** | 1.42 (1.26 to 1.61)** |
| Living location | |||
| Urban | 2507 (23.1) | Ref | Ref |
| Rural | 1283 (18.0) | 0.75 (0.65 to 0.87)** | 0.88 (0.75 to 1.02) |
| Household economic status | |||
| Bad/very bad | 716 (19.8) | Ref | Ref |
| Average | 2193 (21.5) | 1.06 (0.94 to 1.20) | 0.97 (0.85 to 1.10) |
| Good/very good | 850 (21.3) | 1.08 (0.92 to 1.26) | 1.00 (0.85 to 1.17) |
| Member of an organisation | |||
| Not a member | 2707 (20.0) | Ref | Ref |
| Member | 738 (23.0) | 1.03 (0.89 to 1.18) | 1.12 (0.95 to 1.31) |
| Active member | 325 (28.3) | 1.46 (1.24 to 1.72)** | 1.28 (1.08 to 1.52)* |
| Smoking status | |||
| Current smoker | 860 (18.5) | Ref | Ref |
| Former smoker | 481 (26.9) | 1.55 (1.34 to 1.80)** | 1.44 (1.23 to 1.67)** |
| Never smoked | 2440 (21.2) | 1.21 (1.09 to 1.33)** | 1.20 (1.07 to 1.36)** |
*p<0.05, **p<0.01.
↵† Frequency of respondents in each variable category with a high knowledge score (score of 5–7). The tobacco knowledge outcome was the tobacco knowledge score dichotomised into having a high knowledge (scores of 5–7) or low knowledge (scores of 0–4) of tobacco's health effects.