TABLE 3—
Multivariate Logistic Regression of 1 or More Quit Attempts During the Past 12 Months Among Young Adult Smokers Aged 18 to 30 Years Who Reported Serious Intention to Quit Within the Next 6 Months: Tobacco Use Special Cessation Supplement to the Current Population Survey, 2003
| Current Smokers,a OR (95% CI) | Daily Smokers,a OR (95% CI) | Nondaily Smokers,a OR (95% CI) | |
| Total | 2880 | 2294 | 590 |
| Gender | |||
| Men | 0.96 (0.78, 1.17) | 1.03 (0.83, 1.28) | 0.55 (0.34, 0.90)* |
| Women | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Age, y | |||
| 18–24 | 1.19 (0.96, 1.47) | 1.20 (0.94, 1.54) | 1.10 (0.66, 1.83) |
| 25–30 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic Black | NS | NS | 1.95 (0.44, 8.64) |
| Non-Hispanic White | NS | NS | 1.00 |
| Non-Hispanic American Indian/ | NS | NS | 3.08 (0.24, 39.20) |
| Alaska Native | |||
| Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander | NS | NS | 0.54 (0.12, 2.58) |
| Hispanic | NS | NS | 0.77 (0.37, 1.59) |
| Multiracial (at least 2 races) | NS | NS | 9.19 (1.42, 59.43)* |
| Employment statusb | |||
| Employed | 1.00 | 1.00 | NS |
| Unemployed | 0.93 (0.71, 1.23) | 0.89 (0.65, 1.22) | NS |
| Not in labor force | 0.80 (0.61, 1.05) | 0.78 (0.57, 1.07) | NS |
| Cigarettes per day | |||
| ≤ 5 | 1.00 | 1.00 | NS |
| 6–10 | 0.76 (0.59, 0.99)* | 1.23 (0.89, 1.70) | NS |
| 11–19 | 0.65 (0.46, 0.93)* | 1.05 (0.71, 1.57) | NS |
| ≥ 20 | 0.46 (0.34, 0.61)*** | 0.78 (0.54, 1.13) | NS |
| Usual type | |||
| Menthol | NS | NS | 1.35 (0.60, 3.03) |
| Nonmenthol | NS | NS | 1.00 |
| No usual type | NS | NS | 0.30 (0.09, 0.96)* |
| First cigarette within 30 min of waking | |||
| Yes | 0.76 (0.61, 0.95)* | 0.76 (0.60, 0.95)* | NS |
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | NS |
| Varies | 1.72 (0.42, 7.04) | 0.74 (0.12, 4.63) | NS |
Note. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; NS = not significant in the bivariate model.
aCurrent smokers were those respondents who indicated that they smoked every day (daily smokers) or some days (nondaily smokers).
bEmployed respondents were those who did any work as a paid employee or who were self-employed. Unemployed respondents were those with no employment but were available for work and were seeking job activity. Those not in the labor force were those not classified as employed or unemployed and may have included retired people, students, people keeping house, or those with long-term disability.
*P ≤ .05; **P ≤ .01; ***P ≤ .001.