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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2009 Jan 28;104(Suppl 1):S24–S33. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.12.005

Table 3.

Multinomial logistic regression predicting cigarette smoking and nicotine dependence among women aged 18 and over (NSDUH 2006, N≥18,973)

Covariates Former smoker (not last month) vs. Never Last month smoker, not dependent vs. Former Nicotine dependent vs. Last month smoker,
not dependent
UOR 95% CI AOR 95% CI UOR 95% CI AOR 95% CI UOR 95% CI AOR 95% CI
Age (vs. 18-25 years)
 26-34 1.41 *** (1.23-1.61) 1.31 *** (1.12-1.54) 0.57 *** (0.50-0.66) 0.86 (0.71-1.05) 1.32 * (1.06-1.64) 1.31 * (1.03-1.67)
 35-49 1.73 *** (1.52-1.96) 1.57 *** (1.33-1.87) 0.43 *** (0.38-0.48) 0.72 *** (0.61-0.86) 1.74 *** (1.46-2.09) 1.80 *** (1.44-2.24)
 50 and older 1.66 *** (1.47-1.88) 1.96 *** (1.67-2.31) 0.22 *** (0.19-0.26) 0.42 *** (0.34-0.52) 1.44 ** (1.12-1.84) 1.31 (0.94-1.84)
Education (vs. < H.S.)
 H.S. graduate 1.70 *** (1.43-2.01) 1.42 *** (1.17-1.71) 0.79 ** (0.66-0.95) 0.81 * (0.67-0.99) 0.71 *** (0.59-0.86) 0.68 *** (0.55-0.85)
 Some college 2.22 *** (1.90-2.58) 1.72 *** (1.45-2.04) 0.59 *** (0.49-0.70) 0.56 *** (0.45-0.68) 0.58 *** (0.48-0.69) 0.60 *** (0.49-0.74)
 College graduate 2.65 *** (2.24-3.14) 1.60 *** (1.29-1.98) 0.34 *** (0.28-0.41) 0.40 *** (0.32-0.51) 0.25 *** (0.19-0.33) 0.24 *** (0.18-0.33)
Race/ethnicity (vs. white)
 African American 0.38 *** (0.33-0.44) 0.52 *** (0.45-0.61) 1.13 (0.97-1.33) 0.92 (0.77-1.10) 0.65 *** (0.53-0.81) 0.60 *** (0.48-0.75)
 Hispanic 0.43 *** (0.37-0.49) 0.61 *** (0.53-0.71) 1.00 (0.86-1.18) 0.75 ** (0.61-0.91) 0.37 *** (0.27-0.51) 0.29 *** (0.21-0.42)
 Other 0.29 *** (0.23-0.36) 0.35 *** (0.28-0.44) 1.34 (0.95-1.90) 1.21 (0.82-1.81) 0.58 ** (0.39-0.87) 0.60 * (0.39-0.95)
Marital status (vs. married/widowed)
 Divorced/separated 1.33 ** (1.12-1.58) 1.41 *** (1.18-1.72) 2.12 *** (1.79-2.51) 1.89 *** (1.57-2.28) 1.22 (1.00-1.48) 1.00 (0.79-1.25)
 Never married 0.67 *** (0.61-0.74) 0.85 * (0.74-0.98) 2.99 *** (2.66-3.35) 1.55 *** (1.32-1.83) 0.66 *** (0.57-0.76) 0.79 * (0.63-0.97)
Children in household (vs. none)
 1 1.03 (0.91-1.17) 1.23 ** (1.08-1.41) 1.03 (0.90-1.18) 1.09 (0.94-1.26) 1.38 ** (1.13-1.68) 1.23 (0.97-1.55)
 2 1.16 * (1.02-1.31) 1.37 *** (1.17-1.80) 0.80 ** (0.69-0.92) 1.02 (0.86-1.21) 1.42 *** (1.16-1.73) 1.16 (0.91-1.47)
 3 or more 1.17 (0.96-1.43) 1.52 *** (1.19-1.94) 0.70 *** (0.57-0.86) 0.88 (0.66-1.16) 1.80 *** (1.42-2.28) 1.39 * (1.07-1.81)
Work status last week (vs. worked)
 Had job, did not work 1.07 (0.86-1.32) 1.08 (0.86-1.34) 0.87 (0.69-1.10) 0.83 (0.66-1.06) 0.96 (0.70-1.31) 0.96 (0.69-1.35)
 Unemployed 0.57 *** (0.41-0.79) 0.90 (0.64-1.27) 2.33 *** (1.79-3.03) 1.31 (0.98-1.75) 1.39 * (1.04-1.85) 1.24 (0.95-1.63)
 Kept house 0.68 *** (0.58-0.80) 0.81 * (0.88-0.97) 0.88 (0.73-1.06) 0.98 (0.80-1.20) 1.59 *** (1.27-2.00) 1.25 (0.96-1.63)
 School/training 0.55 *** (0.45-0.66) 0.74 ** (0.80-0.90) 1.63 *** (1.26-2.13) 0.96 (0.72-1.28) 0.42 *** (0.27-0.65) 0.48 ** (0.30-0.78)
 Disabled/retired/no job 0.95 (0.85-1.07) 1.01 (0.88-1.17) 0.55 *** (0.47-0.63) 0.71 *** (0.60-0.85) 1.85 *** (1.56-2.19) 1.37 * (1.08-1.75)
Family income 1.00 *** (1.00-1.00) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 1.00 *** (1.00-1.00) 1.00 ** (1.00-1.00) 1.00 *** (1.00-1.00) 1.00 *** (1.00-1.00)
Major depressive episode last year 1.46 *** (1.24-1.72) 1.29 ** (1.06-1.56) 1.56 *** (1.31-1.87) 1.24 * (1.01-1.51) 1.61 *** (1.31-1.98) 1.38 ** (1.11-1.73)
Risk taking 1.51 *** (1.40-1.64) 1.36 *** (1.25-1.48) 1.48 *** (1.37-1.59) 1.21 *** (1.11-1.32) 1.07 (0.98-1.16) 1.17 *** (1.07-1.29)
Perceived risk of: Smoking 1+ pack cigarettes/day (vs. no/slight/moderate risk)
 Great 1.12 (0.99-1.27) 1.31 *** (1.13-1.52) 0.35 *** (0.31-0.40) 0.42 *** (0.36-0.48) 0.80 *** (0.70-0.91) 0.96 (0.83-1.12)
Having 5+ drinks 1-2 times/week (vs. no/slight risk)
 Moderate 0.95 (0.84-1.08) 1.00 (0.86-1.16) 0.68 *** (0.59-0.79) 0.88 (0.75-1.04) 1.04 (0.88-1.22) 1.09 (0.90-1.32)
 Great 0.62 *** (0.55-0.69) 0.83 ** (0.73-0.96) 0.59 *** (0.52-0.68) 0.97 (0.83-1.14) 0.97 (0.82-1.15) 1.02 (0.83-1.27)
Smoking marijuana once/month (vs. no risk)
 Slight 0.86 (0.72-1.04) 0.84 (0.70-1.03) 0.60 *** (0.52-0.71) 0.75 ** (0.62-0.90) 0.76 * (0.62-0.94) 0.80 * (0.64-0.99)
 Moderate 0.59 *** (0.49-0.71) 0.61 *** (0.50-0.75) 0.43 *** (0.37-0.50) 0.63 *** (0.52-0.76) 0.80 * (0.66-0.96) 0.80 * (0.65-0.98)
 Great 0.37 *** (0.30-0.44) 0.42 *** (0.33-0.53) 0.36 *** (0.30-0.43) 0.72 ** (0.58-0.90) 0.75 * (0.60-0.93) 0.72 * (0.56-0.92)
Frequency attended religious services last year (vs. 0 times)
 1-2 1.05 (0.89-1.24) 1.14 (0.95-1.37) 0.92 (0.77-1.10) 0.95 (0.77-1.17) 0.77 * (0.62-0.94) 0.88 (0.70-1.12)
 3-5 1.17 * (1.01-1.36) 1.24 ** (1.08-1.46) 0.84 (0.71-1.01) 0.99 (0.83-1.20) 0.67 *** (0.54-0.84) 0.75 * (0.60-0.95)
 6-24 1.11 (0.98-1.26) 1.14 (0.98-1.32) 0.72 *** (0.61-0.85) 0.94 (0.78-1.15) 0.71 ** (0.57-0.88) 0.77 * (0.60-0.99)
 25-52 0.93 (0.81-1.07) 0.91 (0.77-1.08) 0.41 *** (0.35-0.49) 0.71 *** (0.58-0.86) 0.47 *** (0.35-0.61) 0.52 *** (0.38-0.70)
 52 or more 0.73 *** (0.63-0.84) 0.87 (0.74-1.02) 0.26 *** (0.21-0.33) 0.48 *** (0.37-0.61) 0.53 ** (0.37-0.78) 0.59 * (0.39-0.89)
Importance of religion 0.76 *** (0.72-0.80) 0.88 *** (0.83-0.94) 0.66 *** (0.62-0.67) 0.84 *** (0.77-0.91) 0.95 (0.89-1.01) 1.05 (0.95-1.16)
 Total N 's≥ (13,196) (10,452) (5,777)
*

p<0.05;

**

p<0.01;

***

p<0.001

UOR= unadjusted odds ratio; AOR= adjusted odds ratio