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. 2023;24(5):1701–1710. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.5.1701

Table 4.

Multilevel Logistic Regression for Attempts to Quit among Current Smokers (Weighted n = 11,414,823)

Variables Weighted % Adjusted OR 95% CI p-value
Fixed-effects
Sex
Male 40.9 ref
Female 25.1 0.49 0.40-0.60 <0.001
Age group (year)
15-24 33.1 ref
25-44 38.8 1.02 0.85-1.22 0.842
45-64 44 1.16 0.96-1.40 0.13
65+ 42 1.16 0.92-1.46 0.207
Region of accommodation
Rural area 39.7 ref
Urban area 41.3 0.99 0.91-1.08 0.9
Education level
Primary education or lower 37 ref
Secondary school education 40 1.11 1.01-1.22 0.032
High school education 42.9 1.28 1.13-1.42 <0.001
Tertiary education 42.9 1.33 1.13-1.55 <0.001
Occupation
Unemployed 35 ref
Housekeepers/students/retired 45 1.29 1.01-1.64 0.043
Freelancers 39.5 1.06 0.87-1.29 0.582
Knowledge workers 43.9 1.1 0.87-1.39 0.417
Marital status
Single 37.4 ref
Married 41.1 1.15 1.01-1.32 0.042
Divorced/ separated/ widow 34.1 1.08 0.83-1.39 0.577
Perception of harmful effects of smoking
No 31.1 ref
Yes 44.1 1.53 1.41-1.67 <0.001
Visiting health facilities in the past 12 months
No 35.4 ref
Yes 54 1.68 1.50-1.88 <0.001
Visit and receive advice for quitting tobacco from
healthcare workers
52.5 1.89 1.71-2.08 <0.001
Using electronic cigarettes or heated tobacco products
No 40.1 ref
Yes 44 1.05 0.81-1.35 0.723
Random-effects Estimate SE 95% CI
Variation 0.3 0.07 0.18-0.49

Note: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ref, reference group; SE, standard error; Knowledge worker: civil servants, non-state-owned organization employees; Freelancer, workers who are not employed in state organizations or non-state-owned organizations; Unemployed, not currently in work, incapable to work.