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. 2011 Dec 7;27(1):141–150. doi: 10.1093/her/cyr106

Table III.

Binary logistic regression indicating factors associated with readiness to quit among current smokers in college

Variable OR 95% CI P
Sociodemographics
Age 1.01 0.9–1.05 0.71
Gender
    Male Ref –– ––
    Female 1.35 0.92–1.99 0.13
Ethnicity
    Non-hispanic white Ref –– ––
    Other 0.79 0.44–1.42 0.42
Type of college
    Two years Ref –– ––
    Four years 0.87 0.60–1.28 0.49
Number of friends that smoke 0.81 0.71–0.92 0.002
Substance use variables
Days binge drinking in past 30 0.63 0.42–0.95 0.03
Smoking-related variables
Social smoker
    No Ref –– ––
    Yes 2.25 1.48–3.43 0.001
Motives—Self-confidence 0.93 0.87–0.99 0.04
Motives—Boredom 1.09 1.01–1.18 0.03
Days smoked in past 30
    1–5 days Ref –– ––
    6–29 days 0.38 0.25–0.57 <0.001
    30 days 0.11 0.06–0.20 <0.001

Nagelkerke R2 = 0.309.