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. 2013 Nov 25;3(11):e003542. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003542

Table 3.

Result of logistic regression analysis of exposure to SHS in the workplace by place of residence

  Rural Urban
  OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Sex
 Male 1.00 1.00
 Female 0.92 (0.76 to 1.11) 0.49 (0.40 to 0.59)
Age group
 15–24 1.00 1.00
 25–44 0.87 (0.70 to 1.08) 0.91 (0.73 to 1.13)
 45–64 0.85 (0.66 to 1.11) 0.72 (0.56 to 0.92)
 65+ 0.44 (0.24 to 0.79) 0.92 (0.57 to 1.49)
Education
 No formal education 1.00 1.00
 Less than primary 0.87 (0.62 to 1.24) 0.99 (0.62 to 1.57)
 Primary but less than secondary 0.62 (0.47 to 0.83) 0.94 (0.64 to 1.37)
 Secondary and above 0.51 (0.38 to 0.68) 0.58 (0.40 to 0.84)
Occupation
 Government and non-government employee 1.00 1.00
 Self-employed 1.76 (1.49 to 2.08) 1.35 (1.16 to 1.56)
 Student 0.95 (0.66 to 1.38) 0.79 (0.51 to 1.23)
 Homemaker 1.42 (1.00 to 2.03) 1.17 (0.64 to 2.15)
 Retired or unemployed 1.81 (1.12 to 2.93) 1.50 (0.87 to 2.59)
National region
 North 1.00 1.00
 Central 1.05 (0.75 to 1.50) 2.08 (1.62 to 2.67)
 East 0.80 (0.59 to 1.10) 2.11 (1.63 to 2.73)
 Northeast 1.20 (0.98 to 1.47) 4.04 (3.19 to 5.10)
 West 0.64 (0.49 to 0.84) 1.34 (1.08 to 1.66)
 South 0.83 (0.65 to 1.07) 1.87 (1.52 to 2.30)
Antismoking messages in newspaper or magazines
 No 1.00 1.00
 Yes 1.11 (0.93 to 1.32) 1.03 (0.87 to 1.22)
Antismoking messages in TV/radio
 No 1.00 1.00
 Yes 1.30 (1.08 to 1.57) 1.15 (0.95 to 1.38)
Knowledge that SHS exposure is harmful
 No 1.00 1.00
 Yes 0.97 (0.73 to 1.28) 1.08 (0.80 to 1.47)
Knowledge that smoking causes stroke
 No 1.00 1.00
 Yes 1.03 (0.85 to 1.25) 1.03 (0.87 to 1.23)
Knowledge that smoking causes heart attack
 No 1.00 1.00
 Yes 0.60 (0.49 to 0.75) 0.80 (0.65 to 0.98)
Knowledge that smoking causes lung cancer
 No 1.00 1.00
 Yes 1.08 (0.80 to 1.47) 1.19 (0.84 to 1.68)

SHS, second-hand tobacco smoke.