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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 27.
Published in final edited form as: J Youth Adolesc. 2011 Feb 4;40(11):1519–1533. doi: 10.1007/s10964-011-9633-y

Table 4.

Results of logistic regression analyses predicting past-30-day-smoking and perceived discrimination

Variable Overall sample Girls Boys



B SE Exp(B) B SE Exp(B) B SE Exp(B)
Step 1: Past-30-day-smoking with demographic covariates and acculturation as predictors
 Constant −2.21 1.23 0.11 −6.32 2.47 0.00 −1.33 1.45 0.27
 Lifetime smoking 1.52 0.26 4.59** 1.98 0.46 7.21** 1.33 0.32 3.78**
 Age −0.17 0.31 0.84 −0.49 0.58 0.61 −0.04 0.36 0.96
 Gender −0.87 0.25 0.42**
 Friend smoking 0.61 0.26 1.83* 0.44 0.46 1.55 0.70 0.33 2.02*
Adult smoking 0.14 0.25 1.15 0.65 0.40 1.92 −0.18 0.32 0.83
 U.S. orientation −0.30 0.88 0.74 3.06 1.89 21.24 −1.48 1.06 0.23
 American way of life 0.03 0.13 1.03 −1.79 1.15 0.17 0.09 0.16 1.09
 Hispanic orientation −1.09 0.67 0.34 −0.03 0.24 0.97 −0.74 0.83 0.48
 Latino way of life 0.13 0.14 1.14 0.66 0.32 1.93* −0.07 0.17 0.94

B SE β B SE β B SE β

Step 2: Perceived discrimination with demographics and acculturation as predictors
 Constant 1.45 0.18 1.26 0.24 1.52 0.27
 Lifetime smoking 0.13 0.04 0.10* 0.19 0.06 0.14* 0.08 0.07 0.06
 Age 0.02 0.04 0.01 −0.02 0.06 −0.01 0.06 0.07 0.04
 Gender −0.11 0.04 −0.10*
 Friend smoking 0.11 0.04 0.09* 0.08 0.05 0.07 0.14 0.06 0.11*
 Adult smoking 0.02 0.04 0.01 0.08 0.05 0.07 −0.05 0.06 −0.04
 U.S. orientation −0.22 0.13 −0.05 0.01 0.17 0.00 −0.45 0.20 −0.11*
 American way of life 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.01
 Hispanic orientation 0.15 0.09 0.05 0.06 0.12 0.02 0.28 0.15 0.09
 Latino way of life 0.03 0.02 0.05 0.05 0.03 0.08 0.01 0.03 0.01

B SE Exp(B) B SE Exp(B) B SE Exp(B)

Step 3: Past-30-day-smoking with demographic covariates and perceived discrimination as predictors
 Constant −2.88 0.99 0.06 −3.87 1.65 0.02 −2.78 1.19 0.06
 Lifetime smoking 1.50 0.26 4.47** 1.81 0.46 6.09** 1.36 0.32 3.89**
 Age −0.17 0.31 0.84 −0.42 0.54 0.65 −0.02 0.37 0.98
 Gender −0.90 0.25 0.41**
 Friend smoking 0.64 0.26 1.89* 0.48 0.46 1.61 0.71 0.32 2.03*
 Adult smoking 0.12 0.25 1.13 0.62 0.40 1.87 −0.20 0.32 0.82
 Perceived discrimination 0.30 0.19 1.35 0.61 0.30 1.84* 0.06 0.25 1.06
Step 4: Past-30-day-smoking with demographic covariates, acculturation, and perceived discrimination as predictors
 Constant −2.66 1.26 0.07 −6.45 2.45 0.00 −1.43 1.51 0.24
 Lifetime smoking 1.49 0.26 4.43** 1.87 0.47 6.52** 1.32 0.32 3.76**
 Age −0.18 0.31 0.83 −0.63 0.59 0.53 −0.04 0.36 0.96
 Gender −0.85 0.25 0.43*
 Friend smoking 0.56 0.26 1.76* 0.34 0.47 1.41 0.70 0.33 2.00*
 Adult smoking 0.14 0.25 1.15 0.62 0.41 1.86 −0.18 0.32 0.84
 U.S. orientation −0.27 0.89 0.76 2.94 1.93 18.83 −1.45 1.06 0.23
 American way of life 0.04 0.13 1.04 −0.03 0.25 0.97 0.09 0.16 1.09
 Hispanic orientation −1.18 0.67 0.31 −2.02 1.16 0.13 −0.76 0.83 0.47
 Latino way of life 0.12 0.14 1.13 0.62 0.32 1.85 −0.07 0.17 0.94
 Perceived discrimination 0.33 0.19 1.39 0.60 0.31 1.81 0.06 0.25 1.06
*

p < 0.05;

**

p < 0.001