GEE estimates for prevalence of cigarette smoking and number of cigarettes smoked daily, 2009–2011
| Smoking participation | Average daily cigarettes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOR | 95% CI | IRR | 95% CI | |
| Policy | 0.88*** | 0.80 to 0.96 | 0.94** | 0.89 to 0.99 |
| Male | 13.95*** | 8.26 to 23.58 | 1.09 | 0.92 to 1.29 |
| Age | 0.99* | 0.97 to 1.00 | 1.00* | 1.00 to 1.01 |
| Education | ||||
| Some/completed university | 0.77 | 0.55 to 1.08 | 0.89 | 0.68 to 1.15 |
| Form 1–4/SC completed | 0.87 | 0.69 to 1.10 | 1.04 | 0.95 to 1.14 |
| Primary school or less | 1 | 1 | ||
| Income | ||||
| MUR 30 000 or more | 0.66 | 0.39 to 1.10 | 1.08 | 0.88 to 1.33 |
| MUR 15 000–29 999 | 1.09* | 0.98 to 1.22 | 1.05 | 0.95 to 1.15 |
| Less than MUR 15 000 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 1.16 | 0.87 to 1.55 | 1.08 | 0.91 to 1.28 |
| Separated/widowed | 1.14 | 0.86 to 1.53 | 1.17 | 0.96 to 1.44 |
| Single | 1 | 1 | ||
| Employed | 1.14 | 0.89 to 1.46 | 1.25*** | 1.11 to 1.41 |
| Unemployed/inactive | 1 | 1 | ||
The sample includes 725 respondents, yielding 2175 person-year observations. For the CPD analysis, the sample includes 521 smokers, yielding 1460 person-year observations.
* p<0.1, **p<0.05, ***p<0.01.
AOR, adjusted OR; CPD, cigarettes smoked per day; GEE, generalised estimating equations; IRR, incidence rate ratios; MUR, Mauritian Rupees; SC, school certificate.