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. 2009 Oct 29;11(12):1395–1406. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntp149

Table 2.

Final (most parsimonious) ordinal regression model of longest quit attempt

B SE z p Odds ratio 95% CI
Quit smoking ≥24 hr, past year, 0 = “no”, 1 = “yes” 1.38 0.38 3.63 <.001 3.99 1.89 8.42
Number of different methods tried for quitting, ever 0.75 0.38 1.96 .05 2.12 1.00 4.50
Permissiveness of home smoking rules, 1 = low, 4 = high −0.83 0.23 −3.63 <.001 0.44 0.28 0.68
Thinks SHSe can harm kids’ health, 0 = not a lot, 1 = a lot −0.51 0.52 −0.97 .332 0.60 0.22 1.68
Group, 0 = control, 1 = counseling −0.20 0.59 −0.34 .735 0.82 0.26 2.61
Group × Harm 1.87 0.76 2.47 .014 6.50 1.47 28.74
Group × Rules 0.85 0.31 2.69 .007 2.33 1.26 4.31

Note. Model χ2 (7) = 51.11; pseudo R2 = .15; SHSe = secondhand smoke exposure.