. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 11.

Published in final edited form as: Public Opin Q. 2004 Dec;68(4):542–564. doi: 10.1093/poq/nfh039

Table 2.

Predictors of Smoking among Massachusetts Adolescents in 2000/2001 (N = 3844)

Independent Variables	Ever Smoked in Lifetime		Smoked in Past Year		Smoked in Past Month
Independent Variables	Adj. OR	95% CI	Adj. OR	95% CI	Adj. OR	95% CI
Mode (T-ACASI)	1.17	0.99, 1.39	1.51^***	1.23, 1.86	1.38^*	1.07, 1.79
Age Group (15–17)	3.76^***	3.20, 4.42	4.43^***	3.52, 5.57	4.11^***	3.05, 5.53
Sex (Male)	1.09	0.93, 1.27	1.20	0.98, 1.45	1.39^**	1.10, 1.77
Race/Ethnicity (White)	0.95	0.79, 1.14	1.52^**	1.18, 1.95	1.47^*	1.08, 2.01
Parental Attitude (Doesn’t strongly disapprove)	5.35^***	4.26, 6.73	5.59^***	4.44, 7.03	6.03^***	4.66, 7.81
Constant	.15	----	.03	----	.02	----

Note: Each predictor adjusted for all others in table. Reference categories for predictors: Mode (Interviewer-administered); Age Group (12–14); Sex (Female); Race/Ethnicity (Non-White); Parental Attitude (Strongly disapproves).

^***

p<.001,

^**

p<.01,

p<.05