Table 7.

Correlates of Tobacco Cessation Behaviors

Candidate Variable	Ask		Advise		Assist
	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Lack of Time	0.7	0.3–1.5	0.9	0.5–1.5	0.7	0.4–1.3
Lack of Users	0.5	0.3–0.9	1.0	0.6–1.5	0.7	0.4-<1.0
Preparation to Ask	2.8	1.4–5.5	1.8	1.1–2.9	1.9	1.2–3.0
Preparation to Advise	1.9	1.1–3.5	1.9	1.3–3.1	2.6	1.7–3.9
UC Attitude Scale*	1.6	1.4–1.9	1.5	1.3–1.8	1.8	1.5–2.1
Gender – Female	1.7	1.1–2.6	---	---	---	---
Region: Pacific vs. Atlantic/Central†	---	---	0.6	0.4–0.9	---	---
State Smoking Prevalence‡	---	---	---	---	1.5	1.1–2.1

*UC Attitude Scale per 4 point change

^†Atlantic: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida

Central: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma

Pacific: Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, Hawaii

^‡State Tobacco Use Prevalence per 5% change