Table 4.

(I) Percentage (Bivariate) and Adjusted Odds Ratios (AORs) for Having Used Snus When Quitting Smoking Among Male Former Daily Smokers Aged 20–50 Years. (II) Percentage (Bivariate) and AORs for Being Willing to Try Snus When Attempting to Quit Smoking Among Male Daily Smokers Aged 20–50 Years

	(I) Former daily smokers				(II) Current daily smokers
	%	n/N	AOR	p Value	%	n/N	AOR	p Value
Perception of relative risk
Very inconsistent with scientific consensus (ref)	10.0	39/390	1.00		10.7	52/484	1.00
Inconsistent with scientific consensus	29.6	118/398	3.48	<.001	27.5	124/451	2.31	<.001
Consistent with scientific consensus	56.7	208/367	10.72	<.001	56.8	158/278	4.82	<.001
History of snus use
No snus use (ref)					4.1	26/628	1.00
Former snus use					18.1	40/221	4.41	<.001
Current snus use					73.6	268/364	49.6	<.001
Action plans to quit smoking
Within 3 months (ref)					25.1	68/271	1.00
Within 12 months					29.2	61/209	1.05	.875
Sometime in the future					28.0	205/733	1.33	.234
Previous attempts to quit
Five or more (ref)	32.2	82/255	1.00		27.7	69/249	1.00
3–4 attempts	34.6	90/260	0.85	.456	29.7	85/286	1.28	.373
2 attempts	33.5	90/269	0.70	.094	25.9	122/471	0.97	.891
1 attempt	27.8	103/371	0.62	.020	28.0	58/207	1.89	.045
Education
University/college (ref)	36.4	212/583	1.00		29.3	140/478	1.00
Upper secondary school	28.7	135/471	0.90	.470	26.7	160/599	1.20	.365
Compulsory school	17.8	18/101	0.57	.065	25.0	34/136	1.30	.413
Age
44–50 years (ref)	20.0	89/446	1.00		17.2	66/384	1.00
36–43 years	32.4	132/407	1.81	<.001	23.8	103/432	1.21	.441
20–35 years	52.3	144/302	3.33	<.001	41.6	165/397	1.26	.342

Note. AOR = Adjusted odds ratio. OR is adjusted for all variables in the model.