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. 2008 Jul 21;8:248. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-248

Table 3.

Logistic regression results of sociodemographic factors associated with smoking (N = 4,414)

Category Odds Ratio 95% C.I
Region
 Subei 1.00 --
 Jinnan 1.37** 1.12–1.62
 Jinbei 1.94** 1.54–2.44
 Guiyang 1.39** 1.13–1.70
Age (years)
 < 25 1.00 --
 25–34 1.29* 1.08–1.14
 35–44 1.09 0.92–1.29
 45- 1.30* 1.08–1.58
Education
 Elementary school 1.00 --
 Middle school 0.94 0.83–1.07
 High school 0.85 0.70–1.03
 College or higher 0.51** 0.37–0.69
Martial status
 Never been married 1.00 --
 Married 2.43** 1.99–2.98
 Divorced/widowed 1.63** 1.11–2.38
Race
 Han 1.00 --
 Minority 1.84** 1.29–2.62
Occupation
 Farmers 1.00 --
 Floating jobs# 0.90 0.79–1.03
 Non-farm related jobs 0.97 0.82–1.14
 Others (no work capacity) 0.71* 0.57–0.89
Average annual income per person (¥)
 < 1000 1.00 --
 1000–1999 1.33** 1.14–1.54
 2000–2999 1.44** 1.21–1.72
 3000–3999 2.07** 1.63–2.63
 >= 4000 1.66** 1.23–2.08

#Jobs that required going from place to place.

*P < .05

**P < .001