Table 4.
Statistically significant predictors of ever littering † cigarette butts among smokers (n = 1,000).
| Bivariate | Multivariate * | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95%CI | OR | 95%CI | |
| Cigarette butts are biodegradable | ||||
| Strongly Disagree/Disagree/DK | Ref | Ref | ||
| Strongly Agree/ Agree | 1.47 | (1.02, 2.13) | 1.32 | (0.91, 1.92) |
| Do you consider cigarette butts to be litter? | ||||
| No/DK | 3.83 | (2.13, 6.93) | 3.68 | (2.04, 6.66) |
| Yes | Ref | Ref | ||
† Ever littering = ever disposing of cigarette butts by dropping them on the ground or throwing/dropping them out of a car window. * The multivariate model includes only those significant variables in bivariate analysis. OR = Odds ratio; Ref = referent.