Table 2

ORs with 95% CIs from generalised estimating equation (GEE) models for three outcomes

Tobacco accessibility*Smoking norm†Smoking attitude‡
Model 1Model 2Model 3Model 1Model 2Model 3Model 1Model 2Model 3
Time segments
 2013RefRefRefRefRefRefRefRefRef
 2014–20150.90 (0.74 to 1.09)0.97 (0.79 to 1.19)0.80 (0.64 to 0.99)0.86 (0.71 to 1.05)1.05 (0.83 to 1.33)0.82 (0.65 to 1.05)0.89 (0.71 to 1.12)1.10 (0.83 to 1.45)0.83 (0.62 to 1.11)
 2016–20171.11 (0.91 to 1.34)1.04 (0.85 to 1.27)0.72 (0.57 to 0.90)1.54 (1.27 to 1.87)1.53 (1.22 to 1.91)1.00 (0.78 to 1.29)1.09 (0.87 to 1.38)1.09 (0.83 to 1.43)0.67 (0.49 to 0.91)
 School year, fourth versus second3.06 (2.16 to 4.34)2.41 (1.69 to 3.43)2.38 (1.67 to 3.40)4.07 (2.88 to 5.76)2.76 (1.90 to 4.00)2.76 (1.89 to 4.41)4.00 (2.57 to 6.22)2.71 (1.68 to 4.37)2.73 (1.68 to 4.43)
 Gender, female versus male1.15 (0.99 to 1.33)1.17 (1.00 to 1.37)1.13 (0.97 to 1.32)0.75 (0.65 to 0.88)0.70 (0.59 to 0.83)0.67 (0.56 to 0.79)0.78 (0.65 to 0.94)0.75 (0.61 to 0.93)0.72 (0.58 to 0.89)
 Age, per year increase1.20 (1.03 to 1.39)1.17 (1.00 to 1.36)1.17 (1.00 to 1.36)1.11 (0.96 to 1.30)1.07 (0.90 to 1.26)1.06 (0.90 to 1.26)1.14 (0.95 to 1.37)1.08 (0.87 to 1.32)1.07 (0.87 to 1.32)
 Ethnicity, non-white versus white1.13 (0.81 to 1.56)1.17 (0.84 to 1.62)1.16 (0.84 to 1.61)0.87 (0.61 to 1.24)0.89 (0.60 to 1.33)0.88 (0.59 to 1.32)0.66 (0.42 to 1.05)0.59 (0.37 to 0.94)0.57 (0.35 to 0.93)
Family Affluence Scale (FAS)
 LowRefRefRefRefRefRefRefRefRef
 Medium1.15 (0.96 to 1.39)1.21 (1.00 to 1.46)1.17 (0.97 to 1.42)1.10 (0.92 to 1.33)1.25 (1.01 to 1.54)1.21 (0.67 to 1.50)0.89 (0.71 to 1.11)1.02 (0.79 to 1.33)0.99 (0.76 to 1.29)
 High1.18 (0.98 to 1.43)1.35 (1.10 to 1.65)1.30 (1.06 to 1.59)0.90 (0.74 to 1.08)1.20 (0.96 to 1.50)1.16 (0.92 to 1.45)0.78 (0.62 to 0.98)1.15 (0.88 to 1.50)1.09 (0.83 to 1.43)
Smoking status
 Non-(current) smokerRefRefRefRefRefRef
 Current smoker2.08 (1.58 to 2.75)1.53 (1.14 to 2.05)4.07 (3.07 to 5.39)3.10 (2.31 to 4.16)10.3 (7.57 to 14.0)7.71 (5.61 to 10.6)
Family smoking
 NoneRefRefRefRefRefRef
 One0.95 (0.78 to 1.16)0.88 (0.72 to 1.07)1.33 (1.08 to 1.63)1.21 (0.98 to 1.50)1.47 (1.13 to 1.91)1.34 (1.03 to 1.74)
 At least two1.29 (1.04 to 1.60)1.18 (0.95 to 1.46)1.53 (1.22 to 1.92)1.37 (1.09 to 1.73)2.19 (1.67 to 2.87)1.90 (1.50 to 2.60)
Friend smoking
 None of themRefRefRefRefRefRef
 At least some of them3.08 (2.58 to 3.67)2.62 (2.17 to 3.16)12.0 (9.54 to 15.1)10.3 (8.14 to 13.0)6.71 (5.04 to 8.93)5.67 (4.21 to 7.64)
 Don’t know1.00 (0.74 to 1.36)1.00 (0.73 to 1.36)1.81 (1.23 to 2.67)1.81 (1.22 to 2.67)2.29 (1.48 to 3.53)2.30 (1.49 to 3.57)
E-cigarette use
 Never usedRefRefRef
 Used once or twice1.66 (1.32 to 2.09)1.77 (1.41 to 2.23)1.69 (1.27 to 2.27)
 Current/past occasional or regular use3.12 (2.32 to 4.21)2.94 (2.16 to 4.02)3.38 (2.35 to 4.87)
  • *Tobacco accessibility was defined as perceiving tobacco to be purchasable in shops by someone their age.

  • †Smoking norm was defined as perceiving that friends think it is OK for people their age to smoke.

  • ‡Smoking attitude was defined as thinking it is OK for someone their age to smoke.