Characteristics of smokers by presence of the Turkish tax stamp on their cigarette pack, Turkey, 2013 (n=1900)
| Characteristic | Turkish tax stamp | |||||
| Present | Absent | |||||
| Sex | n | % | n | % | p | Adjusted OR* (95% CI) |
| Female | 674 | 85.5 | 113 | 14.5 | 0.114 | 1 |
| Male | 974 | 88.8 | 139 | 11.2 | 0.51 (0.21 to 1.24) | |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| ≥65 | 76 | 74.7 | 17 | 25.3 | 0.094 | 1 |
| 18–24 | 182 | 86.6 | 26 | 13.4 | 1.76 (0.18 to 17.65) | |
| 25–44 | 912 | 88.9 | 133 | 11.1 | 1.74 (0.51 to 5.93) | |
| 45–64 | 478 | 88.5 | 76 | 11.5 | 1.94 (0.63 to 5.96) | |
| Education level | ||||||
| Less than primary school | 47 | 50.9 | 39 | 49.1 | <0.001 | 1 |
| Primary/secondary school | 905 | 87.5 | 150 | 12.5 | 3.56 (1.47 to 8.63) | |
| High school | 442 | 90.7 | 48 | 9.3 | 2.83 (1.18 to 6.82) | |
| University or higher | 252 | 95.7 | 14 | 4.3 | 5.65 (1.00 to 32.05) | |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Unemployed | 167 | 70.6 | 70 | 29.4 | <0.001 | 1 |
| Employed | 689 | 93.7 | 60 | 6.3 | 1.75 (0.57 to 5.42) | |
| Housewife | 447 | 81.4 | 99 | 18.6 | 0.83 (0.28 to 2.46) | |
| Student | 82 | 94.7 | 6 | 5.3 | 3.06 (0.25 to 37.85) | |
| Retired | 260 | 94.1 | 17 | 5.9 | 1.62 (0.45 to 5.82) | |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 1201 | 87.4 | 190 | 12.6 | 0.581 | 1 |
| Never married | 318 | 89.5 | 38 | 10.5 | 0.86 (0.26 to 2.84) | |
| Widowed/divorced | 129 | 86.9 | 23 | 13.1 | 0.71 (0.28 to 1.84) | |
| Region of residence | ||||||
| East | 140 | 51.9 | 129 | 48.1 | <0.001 | 1 |
| West | 835 | 96.0 | 39 | 4.0 | 3.76 (0.88 to 16.07) | |
| Central-North | 529 | 95.4 | 23 | 4.6 | 3.70 (1.22 to 11.18) | |
| South | 144 | 67.8 | 61 | 32.2 | 1.31 (0.41 to 4.22) | |
| Settlement area | ||||||
| Rural | 418 | 84.1 | 100 | 15.9 | 0.026 | 1 |
| Urban | 1230 | 90.2 | 152 | 9.8 | 1.83 (0.85 to 3.93) | |
| Cigarette price (TL) | ||||||
| <5.0 (€ 2.05) | 54 | 18.8 | 211 | 81.2 | <0.001 | 1 |
| ≥5.0 | 1588 | 97.9 | 31 | 2.1 | 114.32 (54.43 to 240.10) | |
| Total | 1648 | 87.9 | 252 | 12.1 | ||
Bold values indicate significant difference.
*Logistic regression analysis was run with 1893 people.
TL, Turkish lira.