TABLE 2—

Results of a Multinomial Logistic Regression for Support of FDA-Mandated Nicotine Reduction in Which Disagree Is the Base Outcome for the Total Population and Among Smokers Only: June 2010

	Total Population		Smokers Only
Variable	AOR (95% CI)	P	AOR (95% CI)	P
Female (Ref = male)	1.36 (0.97, 1.90)	.07	1.03 (0.69, 1.53)	.9
Smoking status (Ref = never)
Former	0.82 (0.53, 1.25)	.35	…	…
Current	0.40 (0.28, 0.57)	<.001	…	…
Political ideology	0.89 (0.82, 0.95)	.02	…	…
Race/ethnicity (Ref = White)
African American	2.56 (1.30, 5.04)	.01	2.22 (1.78, 4.31)	<.001
Hispanic	1.62 (0.97, 2.70)	.07	1.07 (0.60, 1.92)	.82
Other	1.30 (0.56, 2.99)	.55	1.55 (0.61, 3.93)	.35
Age	1.00 (0.99, 1.01)	.98	1.01 (0.99, 1.01)	.14
Education (Ref = college degree)
Some college	1.41 (0.91, 2.19)	.12	1.45 (0.81, 2.60)	.22
High school degree	2.26 (1.47, 3.50)	<.001	1.98 (1.09, 3.61)	.03
< high school	2.79 (1.62, 4.82)	<.001	2.45 (1.23, 4.87)	.01
Intention to quit
Next 6 mo	…	…	2.77 (1.78, 4.31)	<.001
Next 30 d	…	…	2.52 (1.38, 4.59)	<.001

Note. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. Multinomial logistic regressions return relative risk ratios but may be interpreted as odds ratios in this case. Political ideology was measured on a scale ranging from 0–10, with 0 = very liberal and 10 = very conservative.