Table 1.
Parameter estimates for individual demographics and contextual factors in association with smoking status
| Model covariates | Parameter estimate (β) | Standard error | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual-level variables | |||
| Age group (Ref., 40–49) | |||
| 18–24 | −0.40 | 0.20 | 0.05 |
| 25–29 | −0.19 | 0.19 | 0.31 |
| 30–39 | −0.02 | 0.14 | 0.90 |
| 50–59 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.70 |
| 60–64 | −0.17 | 0.16 | 0.27 |
| 65 or over | −0.90 | 0.14 | <0.01 |
| Gender (Ref., male) | |||
| Female | −0.24 | 0.14 | 0.09 |
| Race/Ethnicity (Ref., white) | |||
| Latino | −0.07 | 0.19 | 0.70 |
| African American | 0.39 | 0.28 | 0.17 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.18 |
| American Indian and white/American Indian | 1.39 | 0.53 | <0.01 |
| Federal poverty level (FPL) (Ref., 200% or above FPL) | |||
| 0–99% FPL | 0.97 | 0.26 | <0.01 |
| 100–199% FPL | 0.91 | 0.19 | <0.01 |
| Interactions of individual-level variables | |||
| Gender × race | |||
| Female × Latino | −0.84 | 0.22 | <0.01 |
| Female × African American | −0.43 | 0.31 | 0.16 |
| Female × Asian/Pacific Islander | −1.87 | 0.38 | <0.01 |
| Female × American Indian and white/American Indian | −0.24 | 0.70 | 0.74 |
| Race × FPL | |||
| Latino × 0–99% FPL | −0.81 | 0.32 | 0.01 |
| Latino × 100–199% FPL | −0.81 | 0.27 | <0.01 |
| African American × 0–99% FPL | −0.03 | 0.39 | 0.95 |
| African American × 100–199% FPL | −0.16 | 0.42 | 0.69 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander × 0–99% FPL | −0.81 | 0.43 | 0.06 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander × 100–199% FPL | −0.90 | 0.40 | 0.03 |
| American Indian and white/American Indian × 0–99% FPL | −1.34 | 1.15 | 0.24 |
| American Indian and white/American Indian × 100–199% FPL | −1.24 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| Principal components of contextual variables | |||
| Population makeup | |||
| 1st principal component | −0.07 | 0.06 | 0.24 |
| 2nd principal component | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.02 |
| 3rd principal component | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| Educational attainment | |||
| 1st principal component | 0.19 | 0.07 | <0.01 |
| 2nd principal component | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.41 |
| Geographic areas | |||
| Service planning areas (SPA) (Ref., SPA 2) | |||
| SPA 1 | 0.56 | 0.24 | 0.02 |
| SPA 3 | −0.04 | 0.15 | 0.81 |
| SPA 4 | −0.11 | 0.18 | 0.55 |
| SPA 5 | −0.42 | 0.27 | 0.11 |
| SPA 6 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.37 |
| SPA 7 | −0.01 | 0.18 | 0.95 |
| SPA 8 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.46 |
A fixed-effects logistic regression model was fitted to assess the associations between smoking status (yes vs. no) and the variables listed in the table