Table 3

Adjusted OR (AOR) for attitudes, awareness and observation of signs and advertising of T21 among California adults, ages 18–24 years, from the Online California Adult Tobacco Survey

Agree that raising age of sale reduces youth prevalenceAware of T21 lawObserved age-of-sale warning signObserved T21 advertising
AOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)
Gender
 MaleReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 Female0.45 (0.17 to 1.21)1.63 (0.64 to 4.17)1.83 (0.72 to 4.63)8.69* (1.28 to 59.03)
Race/ethnicity
 WhiteReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 Black8.27** (1.67 to 40.93)0.96 (0.20 to 4.68)0.44 (0.10 to 1.91)9.58* (1.14 to 80.79)
 Hispanic2.79 (0.99 to 7.90)1.22 (0.42 to 3.49)2.04 (0.72 to 5.77)1.37 (0.34 to 5.63)
 Other7.32* (1.07 to 49.83)0.38 (0.07 to 2.08)0.33 (0.04 to 3.00)0.18* (0.03 to 0.95)
Household income
 Under US$35 000ReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 US$35 000 to US$84 9990.59 (0.20 to 1.76)2.01 (0.72 to 5.62)1.69 (0.61 to 4.68)0.78 (0.23 to 2.68)
 Over US$85 0000.47 (0.12 to 1.77)1.16 (0.33 to 4.01)1.87 (0.50 to 7.08)2.17 (0.33 to 14.49)
Cigarette user
 Never/formerReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 Current†0.51 (0.09 to 2.75)2.92 (0.51 to 16.74)0.87 (0.23 to 3.25)2.37 (0.58 to 9.76)
E-cigarette user
 Never/formerReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 Current†0.08* (0.01 to 0.54)0.62 (0.15 to 2.65)9.98* (1.63 to 61.27)5.78 (0.86 to 38.73)
Little-cigar user
 Never/formerReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 Current†2.98 (0.34 to 26.49)0.64 (0.08 to 5.18)1.93 (0.23 to 16.59)8.88* (1.10 to 71.39)
Hookah user
 Never/formerReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 Current†26.64* (1.76 to 403.08)4.20 (0.59 to 30.03)0.31 (0.04 to 2.80)0.51 (0.06 to 4.39)

  • *P<0.05; ** P<0.01.

  • †Current user is defined as past 30-day use of the specified product.