TABLE 4—

Adjusted Odds Ratios (ORs) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) for Current Smoking Among Young Adults Aged 18–34 Years: United States, Current Population Survey, 2003

Outcome Variable	Current Smoking, Adjusted OR (95% Cl)
Education
Non–college educateda	2.31 (2.17,2.46)
College educateda	1.00
Age, y
18–24	1.12 (1.06,1.19)
25–34	1.00
Gender
Woman	1.00
Man	1.16 (1.09,1.23)
Annual Household Income
< $19 999	1.77 (1.64,1.91)
$20 000–49 999	1.43 (1.34,1.53)
≥ $50 000	1.00
Unknown	1.12 (1.01,1.24)
Occupation
White collar workerb	1.00
Service worker (waiter, bartender, etc.)	1.21 (1.11,1.30)
Farm worker	0.86 (0.63,1.17)
Blue collar workerc	1.30 (1.21,1.41)
Not in labor forced	0.77 (0.71,0.83)

^aAmong those aged 18 to 24 years, college educated was defined as being currently enrolled in a 2- or 4-year college or university, or having at least a college degree but being no longer enrolled in school. The non–college-educated group comprised those that were not enrolled in a college or university and whose educational attainment was less than a degree from a 2- or 4-year college or university. For respondents aged older than 24 years, non–college-educated was defined as having less than a degree from a 2- or 4-year college or university.

^bAs defined by CPS; includes following categories: management, business, and financial; professional and related; sales and related; and office and administrative support.

^cAs defined by CPS; includes following categories: construction and extraction; installation, maintenance, and repair; production; and transportation and material moving.

^dDefined as persons who had not looked for work during the past month.