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. 2010 Oct 18;10:619. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-619

Table 2.

Cross-sectional odds ratios (OR)1 of current daily tobacco use versus non-use in relation to socio-demographic factors the Stockholm Public Health Survey 2006.

Characteristic Males Females


Snus use
OR2 (95% CI)
Smoking
OR3 (95% CI)
Dual use
OR (95% CI)
Snus use
OR2 (95% CI)
Smoking
OR3 (95% CI)
Dual use
OR (95% CI)
Age, years
 18-24 Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
 25-34 0.92 1.26 0.64 0.63 0.58 0.66
(0.74-1.14) (0.90-1.76) (0.41-1.01) (0.43-0.92) (0.47-0.71) (0.27-1.63)
 35-44 0.85 1.47 0.82 0.72 0.63 0.66
(0.69-1.06) (1.06-2.02) (0.54-1.25) (0.50-1.04) (0.51-0.77) (0.27-1.60)
 45-54 0.58 2.00 0.94 0.59 1.02 1.26
(0.46-0.72) (1.46-2.74) (0.62-1.42) (0.40-0.86) (0.84-1.24) (0.55-2.91)
 55-64 0.31 2.06 0.61 0.22 0.86 0.80
(0.25-0.39) (1.51-2.81) (0.40-0.94) (0.15-0.35) (0.71-1.05) (0.34-1.92)
 65-74 0.18 1.50 0.35 0.14 0.68 0.07
(0.14-0.24) (1.07-2.11) (0.21-0.60) (0.08-0.25) (0.55-0.86) (0.01-0.57)
 75+ 0.07 0.67 0.02 0.02 0.33 4
(0.05-0.11) (0.43-1.03) (0.00-0.16) (0.00-0.12) (0.24-0.45)

Education
 Low 1.49 2.36 2.45 1.07 3.23 3.51
(1.26-1.77) (1.92-2.91) (1.68-3.58) (0.73-1.55) (2.72-3.84) (1.68-7.34)
 Intermediate 1.60 1.66 1.97 1.49 2.12 2.03
(1.41-1.81) (1.39-1.98) (1.43-2.70) (1.17-1.89) (1.84-2.46) (1.10-3.75)
 High Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref

Disposable income
 Very low 0.98 1.40 1.28 1.16 1.35 1.16
(0.82-1.16) (1.14-1.72) (0.88-1.86) (0.82-1.64) (1.12-1.62) (0.51-2.62)
 Low 1.25 1.15 1.20 1.28 1.14 0.84
(1.06-1.47) (0.93-1.42) (0.83-1.75) (0.92-1.78) (0.96-1.37) (0.36-1.98)
 Intermediate 1.25 0.77 0.99 1.29 0.99 0.69
(1.07-1.46) (0.62-0.96) (0.68-1.44) (0.94-1.78) (0.82-1.18) (0.29-1.63)
 High 1.24 0.97 1.07 1.17 0.95 1.99
(1.06-1.43) (0.79-1.18) (0.75-1.54) (0.84-1.62) (0.79-1.13) (1.00-3.96)
 Very high Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref

Occupational class
 Unskilled worker 1.02 2.42 1.95 1.35 2.08 1.28
(0.85-1.23) (1.90-3.10) (1.25-3.04) (0.92-1.96) (1.66-2.60) (0.51-3.22)
 Skilled worker 1.40 2.04 2.94 1.30 2.28 1.56
(1.17-1.68) (1.59-2.63) (1.92-4.52) (0.87-1.94) (1.80-2.88) (0.60-4.08)
 Low-level clerk 1.14 1.28 1.10 1.00 1.67 1.19
(0.94-1.40) (0.95-1.72) (0.63-1.90) (0.70-1.43) (1.34-2.07) (0.50-2.85)
 Middle level clerk 1.06 1.12 1.18 1.27 1.41 1.15
(0.91-1.24) (0.88-1.41) (0.77-1.79) (0.94-1.73) (1.15-1.73) (0.52-2.54)
 High level clerk Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Self-employed 1.09 1.48 1.32 1.02 1.45 1.09
(0.90-1.31) (1.15-1.92) (0.82-2.13) (0.63-1.63) (1.11-1.91) (0.35-3.41)

1 Adjusted for age, occupational class, disposable income and education, when applicable. 2 Further adjusted for past smoking. 3 Further adjusted for past snus use. 4 Model not converging due to small numbers.