Table 3.

Logistic regression models comparing intermittent and light daily consumption between smokers from different racial/ethnic groups

	(A) Intermittent smokers	(B) Daily, ≤5 CPD	(C) Daily, 20+ CPD
	Odds ratio (95% CI)	Odds ratio (95% CI)	Odds ratio (95% CI)
Age group (years)
20–34	1.58 (1.45–1.71)	1.52 (1.32–1.76)	0.5 (0.47–0.54)
35–50	Reference	Reference	Reference
Gender
Male	1.09 (0.99–1.19)	0.65 (0.58–0.72)	1.63 (1.52–1.75)
Female	Reference	Reference	Reference
Education
Less than high school	0.27 (0.23–0.31)	0.69 (0.55–0.86)	3.85 (3.35–4.42)
High school graduate	0.32 (0.28–0.36)	0.61 (0.51–0.74)	2.99 (2.69–3.33)
Some college	0.51 (0.45–0.58)	0.84 (0.69–1.01)	1.93 (1.72–2.16)
College graduate	Reference	Reference	Reference
Race/ethnicity
Black	1.82 (1.59–2.07)	2.69 (2.27–3.18)	0.29 (0.26–0.32)
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.62 (1.29–2.04)	2.99 (2.13–4.19)	0.28 (0.2–0.38)
Hispanic/Latino	3.2 (2.75–3.74)	4.64 (3.85–5.58)	0.17 (0.14–0.2)
Non-Hispanic White	Reference	Reference	Reference

Note. CPD = cigarettes per day.