Table 3.

Linguistic Acculturation and Rate of Cigarette Initiation

	Model 1 boys	Model 2 girls	Model 3 boys	Model 4 girls	Model 5 boys	Model 6 girls
Linguistic acculturation
With family	1.03 (0.42)	1.10 (1.26)
With friends			0.90 (−1.40)	0.91 (−1.16)
With media					1.06 (0.81)	1.18* (1.85)
Control variables
Free or reduced lunch	0.80 (−0.78)	1.24 (0.54)	0.74 (−1.04)	1.13 (0.30)	0.80 (−0.79)	1.25 (0.54)
Self-reported grades	0.90** (−2.50)	0.92 (−1.48)	0.90** (−2.52)	0.93 (−1.34)	0.90** (−2.50)	0.92 (−1.46)
Prevention program	1.28 (1.30)	0.90 (−0.47)	1.31 (1.43)	0.89 (−0.49)	1.28 (1.32)	0.89 (−0.52)

Note: There were no significant differences (p < .05) in coefficients between boys and girls. Coefficients are odds ratios, with t-statistics in parentheses.

^*p < .10.

^**p < .05.

^***p < .01.

^****p < .001, two-tailed tests.