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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Tob Control. 2012 Nov 7;23(2):113–118. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050517

Table 3.

Results predicting change in number of cigarettes smoked daily from Wave 1 to Wave 2

Variable β SE p
Unadjusted results
Intercept −1.96 0.20 <.001
Percent change in price per pack −0.02 0.02 .343
Number of cigarettes smoked at Wave 1a −0.37 0.02 <.001
Percent change in price per pack*Number of cigarettes smoked at Wave 1a (interaction term) −0.004 0.002 .037

Adjusted results
Intercept −0.62 0.52 .230
Percent change in price per pack −0.01 0.02 .512
Number of cigarettes smoked at Wave 1a −0.42 0.03 <.001
Percent change in price per pack*Number of cigarettes smoked at Wave 1a (interaction term) −0.004 0.002 .044
Change in smoke-free indoor air policy score −0.21 0.16 .189
Gender (women vs men) −1.50 0.32 <.001
Age
 18–29 years Ref.
 30–44 years 1.27 0.36 <.001
 45–64 years 1.34 0.42 .002
 ≥65 years −1.78 0.68 .008
Race
 Caucasian Ref.
 African American −2.45 0.35 <.001
 Hispanic −3.78 0.42 <.001
 Other −1.29 0.73 .078
Education
 Less than high school diploma −0.19 0.44 .670
 High school diploma Ref.
 More than high school diploma −1.56 0.29 <.001
Income
 <$15,000 0.33 0.44 .464
 $15,000 – 39,999 0.01 0.33 .985
 ≥ $40,000 Ref.
Marital status
 Not married Ref.
 Divorced/Separated/Widowed 0.69 0.44 .121
 Married/Living together −0.13 0.39 .737
Current/recent pregnancy at Wave 2 (yes vs. no) −2.58 0.79 .001
Presence of co-morbiditiesb at Wave 1 (yes vs. no) 0.05 0.45 .908
Random effects Variance Z p
 Intercept (Level-2: state) 0.619 2.12 .017
 # cigarettes at Wave 1 slope 0.008 2.28 .011
 Level-1 90.791 58.99 <.001
a

Centered at the average of 16 cigarettes/day

b

Co-morbidities include arteriosclerosis, hypertension, angina pectoris, tachycardia, myocardial infarction, other heart disease, cirrhosis or other forms of liver disease.