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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Immigr Minor Health. 2008 Aug;10(4):305–311. doi: 10.1007/s10903-007-9088-0

Table 2.

Adjusted odds ratios (95% CI) of smoking by region of birth, language acculturation, and generation

Age adjusted Age and sex Age, sex, occupation
Nativity
   US-born 1.0 1.0 1.0
   Caribbean-born 0.16 (0.08, 0.34) 0.16 (0.08, 0.33) 0.16 (0.08, 0.34)
   African-born 0.24 (0.08, 0.74) 0.22 (0.07, 0.69) 0.23 (0.08, 0.73)
   Born in other region 0.24 (0.03, 1.86) 0.21 (0.03, 1.67) 0.22 (0.03, 1.74)
Language acculturation
   Low-moderate 1.0 1.0 1.0
   High 2.76 (1.23, 6.18) 2.80 (1.26, 6.22) 2.62 (1.17, 5.85)
Generation
   Second + generation 1.0 1.0 1.0
   First generation 0.94 (0.47, 1.91) 0.97 (0.48, 1.98) 1.06 (0.52, 2.18)
   Foreign-born 0.18 (0.10, 0.33) 0.17 (0.09, 0.32) 0.18 (0.10, 0.34)

All analyses adjust for clustering of subjects within worksite or health center