TABLE 2.
Predictors of Intentions to Quit Within the Next 6 Months Among Young Surveyed Adults Aged 18–25 Years: United States, 2005
| Characteristic | OR (95% CI) | Smokes Only With Others,a AOR (95% CI) | Smokes Mainly With Others,a AOR (95% CI) | Self-Identified Social Smoker,ab AOR (95% CI) |
| Smokes only with others | 1.77 (0.94, 3.34) | 2.02* (1.02, 3.97) | ||
| Smokes mainly with others | 1.50 (0.99, 2.27) | 1.66* (1.05, 2.63) | ||
| Self-identified social smoker | 0.88 (0.75, 1.02) | 0.83* (0.70, 0.98) | ||
| Men | 0.79 (0.54, 1.16) | 0.74 (0.49, 1.10) | 0.76 (0.51, 1.14) | 0.75 (0.50, 1.12) |
| Highest-level education | ||||
| Less than high school (Ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| High school | 0.56* (0.34, 0.92) | 0.64 (0.38, 1.07) | 0.60 (0.35, 1.01) | 0.61 (0.6, 1.03) |
| Some college | 1.17 (0.71, 1.90) | 1.48 (0.88, 2.49) | 1.39 (0.83, 2.35) | 1.41 (0.83, 2.37) |
| Bachelor's degree or more | 1.14 (0.52, 2.49) | 1.26 (0.54, 2.93) | 1.23 (0.53, 2.86) | 1.23 (0.53, 2.86) |
| Annual incomec | 0.95* (0.91, 0.99) | 0.90 (0.79, 1.03) | 0.91 (0.80, 1.03) | 0.96 (0.92, 1.01) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White (Ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| African American | 2.91* (1.57, 5.39) | 2.53* (1.28, 4.98) | 2.58* (1.31, 5.01) | 2.70* (1.36, 5.36) |
| Other non-Hispanic | 0.51 (0.12, 2.22) | 0.55 (0.12, 2.55) | 0.62 (0.13, 2.84) | 0.59 (0.13, 2.68) |
| Hispanic American | 1.36 (0.83, 2.24) | 1.60 (0.94, 2.72) | 1.45 (0.84, 2.50) | 1.52 (0.89, 2.60) |
| Biracial non-Hispanic | 1.12 (0.37, 3.43) | 1.34 (0.43, 4.21) | 1.27 (0.40, 3.99) | 1.29 (0.41, 4.05) |
Notes. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio.
a
Adjusted for all other listed variables.
b
Coded categories are: 0 = established smoker; 1 = self-identified social smoker.
c
Coded as 0 = less than $7500, 1 = $7500–$14 999, 2 = $15 000–$29 999, 3 = $30 000–$39 999, 4 = $40 000–$59 999, and 5 = $60 000 or more.
*
P < .05.