TABLE 2—
Adjusted Odds Ratios (ORs) for Relationships Between Regular Smoking in Young Adulthood and Selected Characteristics of Young Adult Women: Reach for Health Longitudinal Study, Brooklyn, NY, 1994–2003
| Characteristic | Step 1, OR (95% CI) | Step 2, OR (95% CI) | Step 3, OR (95% CI) |
| Pregnant or attempting to become pregnant | 0.72 (0.39, 1.32) | 0.52 (0.26, 1.06) | 0.49 (0.23, 1.02) |
| Rearing children (vs not rearing children) | 2.09 (1.29, 3.38) | 1.54 (0.86, 2.77) | 1.45 (0.74, 2.85) |
| Partner victimization in past year | 1.96 (1.10, 3.48) | 2.29 (1.14, 4.58) | 2.23 (1.10, 4.52) |
| History of partner victimizationa | 2.31 (1.30, 4.10) | 2.09 (1.04, 4.20) | 2.15 (1.07, 4.35) |
| No partner victimization | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Recent smoking (within past 30 days) | |||
| Middle and high school | 19.04 (8.48, 42.76) | 18.50 (7.87, 43.52) | |
| High school only | 22.00 (11.37, 42.58) | 21.09 (10.78, 41.24) | |
| Middle school only | 2.27 (0.67, 7.65) | 2.56 (0.74, 8.82) | |
| No history of smoking | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Age ≥ 20 y (vs < 20 y) | 1.24 (0.69, 2.21) | ||
| Hispanic ethnicity (vs non-Hispanic other) | 0.65 (0.31, 1.38) | ||
| Less than high school education (vs more) | 1.69 (0.92, 3.10) | ||
| Living with partner (vs not living with partner) | 1.69 (0.85, 3.87) | ||
| Receiving public assistance (vs not receiving assistance) | 0.67 (0.32, 1.42) | ||
Note. CI = confidence interval.
aNot in the past year.