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. 2009 Aug 13;19(Suppl_2):i40–i46. doi: 10.1136/tc.2009.029850

Table 3.

Results of multivariate logistic regression models predicting support for total smoking ban at workplaces

Smokers Non-smokers
% support total ban OR (95% CI) % support total ban OR (95% CI)
City
Beijing 44.3 Referent 52.0 Referent
Shenyang 45.7 1.11 (0.73 to 1.71) 52.4 1.05 (0.58 to 1.92)
Shanghai 35.0 0.65 (0.48 to 0.88) 49.5 0.82 (0.47 to 1.43)
Changsha 36.5 0.78 (0.52 to 1.18) 44.9 0.69 (0.41 to 1.16)
Guangzhou 40.2 0.81 (0.59 to 1.10) 53.8 1.08 (0.61 to 1.91)
Yinchuan 55.4 1.90 (1.32 to 2.74) 64.3 1.78 (1.00 to 3.18)
Gender
Male 42.0 Referent 51.2 Referent
Female 62.6 2.20 (1.34 to 3.60) 54.3 1.22 (0.93 to 1.62)
Age (years)
18–34 36.0 Referent 50.6 Referent
35–44 39.1 1.23 (0.93 to 1.64) 56.5 1.06 (0.67 to 1.69)
45–54 44.0 1.64 (1.20 to 2.26) 47.8 0.82 (0.49 to 1.37)
55 or older 46.8 1.88 (1.42 to 2.50) 55.7 1.13 (0.67 to 1.91)
Ethnic group
Han 42.9 Referent 52.7 Referent
Others 40.2 0.61 (0.41 to 0.92) 55.6 0.77 (0.41 to 1.46)
Highest education
Low 47.4 Referent 59.3 Referent
Medium 42.6 1.01 (0.77 to 1.32) 52.0 0.86 (0.54 to 1.37)
High 40.5 0.91 (0.65 to 1.28) 52.2 0.85 (0.50 to 1.46)
Household income
Low 45.4 Referent 54.3 Referent
Medium 42.5 0.92 (0.74 to 1.15) 52.9 0.92 (0.61 to 1.39)
High 41.5 1.03 (0.78 to 1.34) 52.1 0.94 (0.57 to 1.57)
Don’t know 43.6 1.11 (0.78 to 1.58) 55.1 0.94 (0.42 to 2.11)
Believe smoking causes lung cancer in non-smokers from SHS
No/don’t know 39.9 Referent 53.0 Referent
Yes 45.2 1.27 (1.09 to 1.49) 52.8 0.93 (0.66 to 1.31)
Self-reported smoking rules at workplaces
No rules or restrictions 36.2 Referent 39.4 Referent
Smoking is allowed only in some indoor areas 31.3 0.89 (0.65 to 1.22) 37.3 0.87 (0.45 to 1.70)
Smoking is not allowed in any indoor areas 61.1 3.10 (2.23 to 4.29) 69.3 3.60 (2.23 to 5.82)
Others 43.5 1.32 (1.03 to 1.70) 53.6 1.68 (1.01 to 2.79)
Number of cigarettes smoked per day
1–10 46.1 Referent Not included in the model
11–20 42.0 0.95 (0.76 to 1.17)
21–30 35.6 0.75 (0.56 to 0.99)
31 or more 39.4 0.91 (0.65 to 1.28)

SHS, secondhand smoke.