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. 2012 May;21(5):548–556. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2011.3183

Table 2.

Univariate Odds Ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals from Logistic Regression Model

Characteristic OR (95% CI) of being a current smoker p value
Demographics and income
 Age   <0.0001
  18–30 1.0  
  31–50 0.58 (0.38-0.88)  
  ≥ 51 0.23 (0.13-0.44)  
 Education   0.001
  Less than high school 1.0  
  High school diploma or GED 0.38 (0.20-0.74)  
  > High school diploma 0.73 (0.38-1.40)  
 Race   0.25
  White 1.0  
  Other 1.58 (0.73-3.42)  
 Marital status (n=569)   0.45
  Never married 1.0  
  Married/member of couple 0.74 (0.45-1.22)  
  Divorced/widowed/separated 0.87 (0.48-1.58)  
 Employment (n=569)   0.14
  Works full-time or part-time 1.0  
  Unemployed/disabled 0.80 (0.49-1.29)  
  Other 1.49 (0.88-2.53)  
 Occupation (n=568)   0.0001
  Professional (has a degree) 1.0  
  Skilled labor 2.46 (1.32-4.57)  
  Unskilled labor 3.84 (2.16-6.83)  
  Other 2.90 (1.43-5.87)  
 Insurance type (n=566)   <0.0001
  Private (job or purchased) 1.0  
  Medicaid/Medicare 3.65 (2.34-5.69)  
  No coverage 3.83 (2.30-6.38)  
 Poverty income ratio (n=542)   0.0002
  High (advantaged) 1.0  
  Low (disadvantaged) 2.14 (1.43-3.20)  
 Socioeconomic position (SEP) (n=539)    
  Childhood SEP   0.0032
   High 1.0  
   Low 1.82 (1.22-2.70)  
  Adult SEP   <0.0001
   High 1.0  
   Low 4.50 (2.66-7.63)  
Depressive symptoms
 CES-D score (n=569)   < 0.0001
  < 16 1.0  
  ≥ 16 2.86 (1.93-4.24)  
Maternal factors
 First pregnancy   < 0.0001
  ≥ age 20 years 1.0  
  < age 20 years 2.21 (1.50-3.24)  
 Currently a single mother   0.22
  No 1.0  
  Yes 1.47 (0.79-2.73)