Table 3a.
Predictors of Past-Year and Past-Month Smoking among Male Adolescents in Massachusetts in 2000/2001
| Independent Variables | Males (N =1957) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoked in Past Year | Smoked in Past Month | |||||||
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | |||||
| Adj. OR | 95% CI | Adj. OR | 95% CI | Adj. OR | 95% CI | Adj. OR | 95% CI | |
| Mode (T-ACASI) | 1.13 | 0.83, 1.53 | 0.36* | 0.15, 0.87 | 1.06 | 0.72, 1.56 | 0.22* | 0.05, 0.86 |
| Age Group (15–17) | 5.61*** | 3.93, 8.01 | 5.71*** | 3.99, 8.16 | 5.00*** | 3.09, 8.09 | 5.09*** | 3.14, 8.24 |
| Race/Ethnicity (White) | 1.47* | 1.02, 2.11 | 1.06 | 0.70, 1.59 | 1.38 | 0.87, 2.18 | 0.95 | 0.58, 1.57 |
| Parent Attitude (Doesn’t strongly disapprove) | 5.71*** | 4.13, 7.91 | 5.73*** | 4.13, 7.96 | 5.74*** | 3.95, 8.34 | 5.75*** | 3.94, 8.37 |
| Race/Ethnicity X Mode | --- | 3.83** | 1.50, 9.78 | --- | 6.29* | 1.48, 26.79 | ||
| Constant | .03 | --- | .04 | --- | .02 | --- | .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