Table 3

Association between exposure to and awareness of point-of-sale displays and brand recognition and smoking behaviour

Ever-smokingSusceptibility to smoking
UnadjustedAdjusted*UnadjustedAdjusted*
ORp Value for trendORp Value for trendORp Value for trendORp Value for trend
Frequency of visiting stores
 Less than once a week1.00 (ref)<0.0011.00 (ref)<0.0011.00 (ref)<0.0011.00 (ref)<0.001
 Once a week1.10 (0.73–1.65)1.19 (0.78–1.82)0.96 (0.78–1.18)0.98 (0.84–1.15)
 Two or three times a week2.23 (1.42–3.52)1.70 (1.09–2.65)1.29 (1.04–1.60)1.13 (0.91–1.41)
 Almost every day4.57 (2.73–7.64)2.23 (1.40–3.55)2.27 (1.81–2.85)1.62 (1.25–2.10)
Frequency of noticing displays (among students who reported visiting stores)
 Never1.00 (ref)<0.0011.00 (ref)0.9071.00 (ref)<0.0011.00 (ref)<0.001
 Hardly ever2.36 (1.18–4.71)2.20 (1.09–4.43)2.17 (1.29–3.66)2.08 (1.27–3.42)
 Sometimes1.92 (0.92–3.98)1.68 (0.80–3.54)2.17 (1.12–4.21)2.12 (0.99–4.54)
 Most times1.90 (1.09–3.34)1.50 (0.84–2.70)3.18 (1.73–5.85)2.88 (1.45–5.71)
 Every time2.85 (1.49–5.45)1.67 (0.85–3.28)3.91 (2.05–7.43)3.15 (1.52–6.54)
Brand recognition (among students who reported noticing displays)
 Increasing number of brands recognised1.12 (1.11–1.13)<0.0011.05 (1.03–1.06)<0.0011.07 (1.06–1.09)<0.0011.04 (1.02–1.05)<0.001
  • *Adjusted for: gender, year group, ethnicity, perceived academic performance, rebelliousness/sensation seeking, parental and sibling smoking, home smoking status, friends smoking, perceived peer smoking prevalence and Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile.