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.