Logistic regression
Characteristic, overall N=3245 | Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
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Smoking status | |
Current smokers | REF |
Never smokers | 2.3 (1.7 to 3.0) |
Former smokers | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.7) |
Region | |
West | REF |
Northeast | 1.4 (1.0 to 1.9) |
Midwest | 1.4 (1.1 to 1.9) |
South | 1.3 (1.0 to 1.7) |
Race | |
White | REF |
Black | 1.8 (1.3 to 2.5) |
Hispanic | 1.3 (1.0 to 1.8) |
Other | 1.7 (1.1 to 2.4) |
Age | |
18–20 | REF |
21–39 | 1.5 (0.9 to 2.4) |
30–44 | 1.6 (1.0 to 2.5) |
45–64 | 2.1 (1.3 to 3.2) |
65+ | 3.2 (2.0 to 5.3) |
Sex | |
Males | REF |
Females | 1.8 (1.5 to 2.2) |
Education | |
College degree | REF |
Some college | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.4) |
High school | 1.6 (1.2 to 2.0) |
Less than HS | 1.7 (1.2 to 2.4) |
Experimenting with cigarettes is a part of growing up | |
Agree | REF |
Disagree | 0.8 (0.7 to 1.0) |
It is important that adolescents and young adults never experiment with tobacco | |
Disagree | REF |
Agree | 2.9 (2.3 to 3.6) |
People can become addicted to nicotine even after smoking just a few cigarettes | |
Disagree | REF |
Agree | 1.3 (1.0 to 1.7) |
Do not know | 0.8 (0.6 to 1.1) |
Even one dose of nicotine or smoking one cigarette can change brain chemistry | |
Disagree | REF |
Agree | 2.3 (1.8 to 2.9) |
Do not know | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.6) |
Support for raising the age of sales to 21 years of age.