Table 4.
Demographic characteristics and smoking behavior with use of BecomeAnEX.org website and its associated features (unweighted).
| Demographic variables | Visits to website | Use of the community | Separation exercises | ||||
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Beta coefficient (SE) | P | OR (95% CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | P |
| Gender |
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Male | –0.3 (0.05) | .56 | 0.88 (0.68-1.15) | .36 | 0.75 (0.57-0.97) | .03 |
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Female | REF |
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REF |
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REF |
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| Race/ethnicity |
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Non-Hispanic white | REF |
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REF |
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REF |
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Non-Hispanic black | –0.11 (0.07) | .13 | 0.84 (0.58-1.22) | .37 | 0.37 (0.25-0.56) | <.001 |
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Hispanic | –0.18 (0.08) | .03 | 0.72 (0.44-1.19) | .20 | 0.74 (0.46-1.20) | .22 |
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Other | –0.02 (0.13) | .85 | 0.59 (0.28-1.22) | .16 | 0.42 (0.20-0.86) | .02 |
| Age, years |
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18-24 | REF |
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REF |
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REF |
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25-44 | –0.13 (0.08) | .10 | 0.86 (0.56-1.32) | .48 | 0.56 (0.37-0.84) | .005 |
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45-64 | –0.08 (0.08) | .32 | 1.41 (0.90-2.22) | .14 | 0.51 (0.32-0.79) | .002 |
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≥65 | –0.22 (0.15) | .15 | 0.79 (0.34-1.84) | .58 | 0.35 (0.15-0.84) | .02 |
| Education |
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Less than high school | –0.04 (0.10) | .69 | 1.47 (0.82-2.62) | .20 | 0.32 (0.15-0.68) | .003 |
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High school diploma/GED | REF |
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Some College | 0.07 (0.06) | .20 | 1.51 (1.09-2.10) | .01 | 1.49 (1.08-2.06) | .02 |
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College degree or more | 0.10 (0.07) | .17 | 1.59 (1.07-2.36) | .02 | 1.80 (1.22-2.65) | .003 |
| Baseline smoking variables |
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Past-year quit attempts | –0.09 (0.06) | .10 | 0.82 (0.60-1.10) | .18 | 0.73 (0.54-1.00) | .05 |
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Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence | 0.02 (0.02) | .46 | 1.05 (0.94-1.18) | .36 | 0.90 (0.80-1.00) | .06 |
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Motivation to quit (1-10) | 0.03 (0.01) | .02 | 1.26 (1.16-1.37) | <.001 | 1.37 (1.25-1.49) | <.001 |
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Use of at least one cessation aide | 0.01 (0.05) | .90 | 0.89 (0.68-1.17) | .40 | 1.16 (0.88-1.52) | .29 |
| Health status |
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Excellent | 0.01 (0.14) | .93 | 1.16 (0.51-2.64) | .73 | 0.46 (0.20-1.04) | .06 |
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Very good | 0.06 (0.11) | .57 | 1.93 (1.02-3.66) | .04 | 0.90 (0.49-1.68) | .74 |
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Good | 0.08 (0.11) | .48 | 1.62 (0.88-2.97) | .12 | 0.91 (0.51-1.65) | .77 |
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Fair | 0.07 (0.11) | .56 | 1.54 (0.83-2.88) | .98 | 0.80 (0.43-1.47) | .47 |
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Poor | REF |
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| Advised to quit from a health care professional | 0.04 (0.06) | .51 | 1.33 (0.91-1.93) | .14 | 0.90 (0.63-1.29) | .58 | |
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Baseline sadness | –0.02 (0.02) | .34 | 1.00 (0.88-1.13) | .98 | 0.94 (0.83-1.07) | .34 |
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Baseline perceived stress | 0.01 (0.01) | .25 | 1.05 (1.00-1.11) | .05 | 1.01 (0.96-1.07) | .69 |
| Baseline partner support (PIQ) |
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Positive support | 0.002 (0.01) | .83 | 1.06 (1.01-1.10) | .02 | 1.02 (0.97-1.06) | .48 |
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Negative support | –0.008 (0.01) | .22 | 0.91 (0.88-0.95) | <.001 | 0.96 (0.93-1.00) | .03 |
| Peer smoking | -0.01 (0.01) | .59 | 1.03 (0.95-1.11) | .55 | 1.04 (0.96-1.13) | .32 | |
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Has a partner who smokes | –0.08 (0.05) | .89 | 0.85 (0.63-1.14) | .27 | 0.95 (0.71-1.28) | .76 |
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Household smoking | –0.04 (0.05) | .45 | 1.04 (0.79-1.37) | .80 | 0.87 (0.66-1.14) | .32 |
| Frequency of use of the Interneta | –0.03 (0.03) | .33 | 0.92 (0.76-1.12) | .42 | 1.16 (0.96-1.40) | .12 | |
a Modeled as a continuous variable, the higher the number, the less often they use.