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. 2010 Sep 2;12(11):1151–1155. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntq145

Table 2.

Multinomial Logistic Regression Model of Counselors’ Self-Reported Tobacco Use on Type of Smoking Ban, Professional Characteristics, and Demographic Variables

Variable Current user vs. nonuser RRR (95% CI) Current user vs. former user RRR (95% CI) Former user vs. nonuser RRR (95% CI)
Organization has comprehensive ban (vs. indoor-only ban) 0.56* (0.35–0.89) 0.58** (0.40–0.83) 0.97 (0.73–1.29)
Personally in recovery from substance abuse (vs. not recovering) 9.00*** (6.25–12.96) 1.51** (1.11–2.06) 5.96*** (4.52–7.87)
Master’s-level degree or higher (vs. less than master’s-level degree) 0.32*** (0.22–0.46) 0.48*** (0.35–0.67) 0.66** (0.52–0.85)
Certified or licensed addictions counselor (vs. not certified or licensed) 0.84 (0.61–1.17) 0.67** (0.50–0.90) 1.25 (0.97–1.60)
Experience working in the substance abuse treatment field 0.97* (0.95–0.996) 0.97* (0.96–0.99) 1.00 (0.98–1.01)
Sample type
    Publicly funded organization Reference Reference Reference
    Privately funded organization 0.81 (0.55–1.21) 0.78 (0.56–1.08) 1.05 (0.80–1.37)
    Therapeutic community 1.53* (1.05–2.22)* 1.37* (1.01–1.85) 1.12 (.83–1.51)
Age 1.00 (0.99–1.02) 0.98** (0.97–0.99) 1.02** (1.01–1.03)
Female (vs. male) 0.90 (0.67–1.22) 1.19 (0.93–1.53) 0.76* (0.60–0.96)
Race/ethnicity
    Black 0.58** (0.40–0.85) 0.91 (0.67–1.23) 0.64** (0.47–0.87)
    Hispanic, Asian American, or other race/ethnicity 0.60* (0.39–0.93) 1.08 (0.68–1.70) 0.56** (0.39–0.81)
    White Reference Reference Reference

Notes. Model adjusts for clustering of counselors within 417 substance abuse treatment organizations. RRR = relative risk ratio.

*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001 (two-tailed tests).