Table 3

Association between individual smoker characteristics and brand loyalty: OR (95% CI)

 Same brand (any length)Same brand (>1 year)
FM-only (N=407)FM+RYO (N=103)FM-only (N=406)FM+RYO (N=101)
Sex
 Male (reference)
 Female2.00 (0.48 to 8.34)3.50 (0.17 to 72.70)0.87 (0.31 to 2.49)6.05 (0.18 to 207.88)
Age (years)
 15–170.83 (0.23 to 2.93)0.32 (0.11 to 0.92)*
 18–241.23 (0.50 to 3.03)5.70 (0.63 to 51.58)0.85 (0.39 to 1.89)2.09 (0.25 to 17.32)
 25–390.85 (0.39 to 1.86)1.77 (0.46 to 6.92)0.83 (0.41 to 1.70)1.22 (0.30 to 5.03)
 40–54 (reference)
 ≥550.56 (0.16 to 1.93)2.18 (0.15 to 32.00)0.73 (0.22 to 2.44)1.87 (0.17 to 20.31)
Income
 Low (reference)
 Moderate0.78 (0.38 to 1.61)6.03 (0.89 to 40.93)0.51 (0.22 to 0.68)**4.90 (0.73 to 32.90)
 High1.28 (0.67 to 2.43)1.59 (0.52 to 4.87)0.62 (0.43 to 1.77)1.65 (0.48 to 5.69)
Education
 Illiterate or < primary (reference)
 Some/completed primary0.91 (0.42 to 1.95)0.44 (0.07 to 2.79)0.43 (0.10 to 2.48)0.33 (0.04 to 2.60)
 Secondary or higher1.54 (0.25 to 9.42)0.53 (0.12 to 3.07)1.12 (0.12 to 10.16)
Heaviness of Smoking Index
 0 (reference)
 1–60.81 (0.44 to 1.49)0.12 (0.33 to 3.74)1.55 (0.84 to 2.88)2.71 (0.78 to 9.39)
Price
 ZMW<0.50 (reference)
 ZMW=0.500.22 (0.10 to 0.53)***0.45 (0.10 to 2.14)0.29 (0.11 to 0.74)**0.45 (0.08 to 2.43)
 ZMW>0.500.97 (0.08 to 11.02)0.41 (0.05 to 3.47)1.01 (0.08 to 13.22)0.08 (0.00 to 1.15)
  • *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.

  • FM, factory-made; RYO, roll-your-own; ZMW, Zambia Kwacha.