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

Table 4.

Results of multivariate logistic regression models predicting support for total smoking ban in restaurants or bars

Smokers Non-smokers
% support total ban OR (95% CI) % support total ban OR (95% CI)
City
Beijing 24.5 Referent 33.8 Referent
Shenyang 27.6 1.37 (1.01 to 1.86) 32.6 1.09 (0.65 to 1.83)
Shanghai 15.7 0.73 (0.50 to 1.06) 48.5 1.88 (0.94 to 3.76)
Changsha 20.6 0.99 (0.67 to 1.46) 37.0 1.47 (0.90 to 2.42)
Guangzhou 20.2 0.94 (0.67 to 1.32) 49.0 2.20 (1.23 to 3.96)
Yinchuan 19.3 0.93 (0.66 to 1.32) 41.3 1.52 (0.86 to 2.67)
Gender
Male 20.7 Referent 42.2 Referent
Female 37.6 1.61 (0.99 to 2.59) 38.9 0.90 (0.68 to 1.18)
Age (years)
18–34 14.6 Referent 27.2 Referent
35–44 20.0 1.46 (0.95 to 2.25) 36.5 1.62 (0.93 to 2.81)
45–54 20.5 1.55 (1.06 to 2.26) 39.5 1.83 (1.08 to 3.09)
55 or older 25.8 1.85 (1.19 to 2.90) 48.4 2.33 (1.41 to 3.86)
Ethnic group
Han 21.2 Referent 40.8 Referent
Others 23.2 1.05 (0.62 to 1.78) 32.9 0.63 (0.33 to 1.24)
Highest education
Low 27.4 Referent 43.5 Referent
Medium 21.2 0.85 (0.61 to 1.18) 41.2 1.11 (0.67 to 1.86)
High 18.5 0.70 (0.44 to 1.13) 38.0 1.15 (0.62 to 2.14)
Household income
Low 22.7 Referent 41.7 Referent
Medium 22.5 0.99 (0.77 to 1.29) 39.2 0.89 (0.58 to 1.36)
High 18.8 0.94 (0.63 to 1.39) 44.4 1.03 (0.62 to 1.69)
Don’t know 20.2 1.01 (0.69 to 1.49) 34.9 0.65 (0.31 to 1.36)
Believe smoking causes lung cancer in non-smokers from SHS
No/don’t know 17.3 Referent 32.8 Referent
Yes 24.6 1.56 (1.18 to 2.06) 42.0 1.60 (1.11 to 2.31)
Self-reported smoking rules in indoor entertainment places that the respondents go most often
No rules or restrictions 15.5 Referent 32.2 Referent
Smoking is allowed only in some indoor areas 21.9 1.56 (1.18 to 2.07) 33.0 1.05 (0.68 to 1.62)
Smoking is not allowed in any indoor areas 39.6 3.23 (2.25 to 4.64) 61.6 3.05 (2.04 to 4.57)
Others 27.4 1.82 (1.43 to 2.30) 47.8 1.98 (1.31 to 3.00)
Number of cigarettes smoked per day
1–10 25.6 Referent Not included in the model
11–20 19.7 0.76 (0.63 to 0.92)
21–30 15.7 0.56 (0.38 to 0.84)
31 or more 19.4 0.80 (0.54 to 1.17)

SHS, secondhand smoke.