TABLE 2—

Adjusted Multiple Regression Coefficients for Relationships Among Health Literacy and Smoking-Related Characteristics: Houston, TX

Variable	B (SE)	ΔR2	t
Heaviness of Smoking Index	−0.42 (0.14)	0.022	−3.04**
SCQ subscales (positive outcome expectancies)
Negative Affect Reduction	−0.11 (0.22)	0.001	−0.49
Stimulation/State Enhancement	−0.51 (0.27)	0.009	−1.92*
Taste/Sensorimotor Manipulation	−0.22 (0.23)	0.002	−0.94
Social Facilitation	−0.49 (0.26)	0.009	−1.94*
Weight Control	−0.51 (0.29)	0.008	−1.80a
Boredom Reduction	−0.13 (0.26)	0.001	-0.48
SCQ subscales (negative outcome expectancies)
Health Risks	0.64 (0.12)	0.069	5.28***
Craving/Addiction	0.39 (0.19)	0.008	1.81a
Negative Physical Feeling	0.24 (0.25)	0.002	0.97
Negative Social Impression	0.27 (0.27)	0.007	1.54
Smoking Risk Knowledge (total score)	2.49 (0.54)	0.053	4.62***
Smoking risk perceptions:
Item 1: If you don’t quit smoking for good, what are your chances of ever developing a smoking-related health problem?	0.29 (0.13)	0.013	2.22*
Item 2: If you quit smoking for good, what are your chances of ever developing a smoking-related health problem?	0.20 (0.21)	0.002	0.97
Item 3: Compared with other smokers, what are your chances of ever developing a smoking-related health problem if you continue smoking?	0.54 (0.15)	0.030	3.56***
Item 4: Compared with other smokers, what are your chances of ever developing a smoking-related health problem if you quit smoking for good?	0.01 (0.19)	0.000	0.04
Item 5: What is your perceived risk of developing at least 1 health consequence of smoking if you quit smoking for good?	−0.39 (0.27)	0.005	−1.43
Item 6: What is your perceived risk of developing at least 1 health consequence of smoking if you continue smoking?	0.93 (0.26)	0.031	3.55***
Self-efficacy to quit smoking	−0.05 (0.13)	0.000	-0.38
Intention to cut down smoking	0.25 (0.25)	0.003	0.99
Intention to limit smoking	0.25 (0.25)	0.003	1.01
Intention to quit smoking	0.00 (0.30)	0.000	−0.01

Note. SCQ = Smoking Consequences Questionnaire. Analyses controlled for the following variables: age, gender, race/ethnicity, relationship status, income, education.

^aP = nonsignificant trend (P = .07).

*P < .05; **P < .01; ***P < .001.