Table 2.
Men |
Men |
Women |
Women |
Men and Women |
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Bivariate | Multivariate | Bivariate | Multivariate | Multivariate | |
N = 2,148 | N = 1,651 | N = 3,799 | |||
New chronic illness in the partnershipa (None) | |||||
Respondent only | 2.71*** | 2.75*** | 2.11** | 2.01*** | 2.67*** |
Spouse only | 0.78* | 0.76* | 1.27** | 1.25* | 0.75* |
Both respondent and partner | 2.35*** | 2.32*** | 2.67*** | 2.55*** | 2.25*** |
Control variables | |||||
Age | 1.01** | 1.01* | 1.03*** | 1.02** | 1.01*** |
Education (Less than high school) | |||||
High school degree/GED | 1.11 | 1.15 | 0.93 | 1.12 | 1.12 |
Some college | 1.19 | 1.25* | 1.19 | 1.49** | 1.33*** |
College degree | 1.22 | 1.28* | 1.34 | 1.76** | 1.43*** |
Race/Ethnicity (NH White) | |||||
NH Black | 1.06 | 1.14 | 1.20 | 1.24 | 1.18* |
Hispanic/Other | 1.10 | 1.23 | 1.64*** | 1.82*** | 1.42*** |
Number of previous chronic conditions | 1.09** | 1.09* | 1.20*** | 1.14** | 1.12*** |
Self-rated health | 0.98** | 1.01 | 0.86*** | 0.94** | 0.98 |
Died during follow-up | 0.91 | 0.81** | 1.21 | 1.11 | 0.89 |
Interaction variables | |||||
Female (male) | 0.88 | ||||
New Illness × Female | |||||
Respondent only × Female | 0.78* | ||||
Partner only × Female | 1.66** | ||||
Both respondent and partner × Female | 1.18 |
Any new chronic illness includes the following six conditions for which smoking cessation is part of treatment guidelines: hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, lung disease, cancer, and stroke.
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