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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Ind Med. 2006 Dec;49(12):1013–1020. doi: 10.1002/ajim.20399

Table V.

Unadjusted and Adjusted Likelihood of Quitting Smoking (among Ever Smokers) for 2,083 White Men in the Trucking Industry

Characteristics Ever Smokers (n) Quit Smoking (n) Quit Smoking
Unadjusted Odds Ratios Adjusted Odds Ratios

Job Title
 Longhaul 784 588 1.0 1.0
 Pick-Up and Delivery 228 198 2.2 (1.5–3.3) 2.4 (1.5–3.7)
 Pick-Up and Delivery, and Dock 561 430 1.1 (0.8–1.4) 1.1 (0.8–1.4)
 Hostler 84 62 0.9 (0.6–1.6) 1.1 (0.7–1.9)
 Dock 314 205 0.6 (0.5–0.8) 0.7 (0.6–1.0)
 Mechanic 48 35 0.9 (0.5–1.7) 0.9 (0.5–1.8)
 Clerk 64 52 1.4 (0.8–2.8) 1.3 (0.7–2.5)
Age 2083 1570 1.04 (1.03–1.05) 1.04 (1.03–1.06)
Education
 Less than High School 191 144 1.0 1.0
 High School or more, or Trade School 1513 1133 0.97 (0.7–1.4) 1.2 (0.8–1.7)
 Missing 379 - - -
Region
 Midwest 800 594 1.0 1.0
 Northeast 390 301 1.2 (0.9–1.6) 1.2 (0.9–1.6)
 South 627 477 1.1 (0.9–1.4) 1.0 (0.8–1.3)
 West 266 198 1.0 (0.7–1.4) 0.9 (0.6–1.3)
Terminal Size
 <500 1201 929 1.0 1.0
 ≥500 882 641 0.8 (0.6–1.0) 0.8 (0.6–1.1)
Terminal Location
 Rural 683 523 1.0 1.0
 Urban 1400 1047 0.9 (0.7–1.1) 0.9 (0.7–1.1)