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. 2013 Jul 1;15(11):1926–1933. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntt085

Table 4.

Odds Ratio (CI) for Intention to Use NRT in Next Quit Attempt, Colorado Adult Smokers Who Never Previously Used NRT (n = 450)

Bivariate models Multivariate model
Reason for not using NRT
    Cost 0.3 (0.1–0.8)* 0.3 (0.1-<1.0)*
    Willpower/ no need for NRT 0.1 (0.0–0.2)* 0.1 (0.0–0.3)*
    Any other response Reference Reference
Poverty
    <100 FPL 4.8 (1.2–19.1)* 3.8 (0.9–16.0)
    100%–199% FPL 0.3 (0.1–1.1) 0.2 (0.1–0.9)*
    200% + FPL Reference Reference
Education
    ≤GED 6.4 (1.7–24.6)* 5.9 (>1.0–33.4)*
    HSG/some college/other post-HSG 3.0 (0.9–9.9) 2.2 (0.6–8.5)
    ≥College graduation Reference Reference
Ever called a quitline
    Yes 4.7 (1.1–21.1)*
    No Reference
Age, years
    ≥45 <1.0 (0.4–2.3)
    18–44 Reference
Sex
    Female 1.2 (0.4–3.4)
    Male Reference
Ethnicity
    Hispanic 0.7 (0.2–2.4)
    Black/African American 2.6 (0.5–14.3)
    White Reference
Insurance
    Private 0.8 (0.2–2.7)
    Medicare/Medicaid 1.6 (0.4–6.6)
    Uninsured Reference
Average cigarettes per day
    ≤15 0.4 (0.1–1.6)
    >15 Reference
Confidence in ability to quit
    Very sure 0.6 (0.2–1.7)
    All others Reference

Note. CG = college graduation; CI = confidence interval; FPL = federal poverty level; GED: general equivalency diploma; HSG: high school graduation; NRT = nicotine replacement therapy.

All bivariately significant variables were added to the multivariate model. Only variables with a p < .05 were retained in the final model, which is included in the second column.

*p < .05.