Table 2. Results of multi-level analyses, odds ratio (95% confidence interval), to examine the associations between availability of tobacco products associated with blunts and outlet- and community-level characteristics.
| Predictors | Availability of blunt cigars, small cigars or cigarillos | Availability of blunt wrappers |
|---|---|---|
| City level (N=50) | ||
| Prevalence of adult marijuana/hashish use | 4.60 (.83, 25.15) ^ | 7.13 (1.23, 41.30)* |
| Medical marijuana dispensary policy | 2.39 (1.00, 5.73)* | 2.76 (1.11, 6.88)* |
| Density of dispensaries and delivery services | .55 (.41, .75)** | .49 (.37, .65)** |
| Outlet level | N=940 | N=934 |
| Type of outlet (small market reference) | ||
| Convenience store | 7.07 (4.01, 12.45)** | 6.48 (3.50, 12.05)** |
| Smoke/tobacco shop | 38.21 (17.27, 84.57)** | 40.06 (16.07, 99.83)** |
| Supermarket | 1.11 (.55, 2.23) | .82 (.39, 1.71) |
| Drug/pharmacy store | 1.31 (.62, 2.78) | .75 (.34, 1.69) |
| Liquor store | 4.88 (2.44, 9.76)** | 3.74 (1.87, 7.48)** |
| Other | 1.92 (.72, 5.16) | 1.32 (.49, 3.56) |
| Block group population density | 1.04 (.83, 1.30) | .82 (.63, 1.06) |
| Block group proportion of minors | 1.08 (.78, 1.48) | 1.13 (.81, 1.57) |
| Block group socioeconomic status | 1.02 (.76, 1.36) | 1.06 (.80, 1.41) |
| Block group proportion of Whites | 1.39 (1.04, 1.87)* | 1.03 (.74, 1.45) |
| Block group proportion of African-Americans | 1.22 (.89, 1.68) | 1.11 (.78, 1.58) |
| Block group proportion of Hispanics | .75 (.51, 1.10) | .92 (.62, 1.39) |
| MLE | 47.2032 | 54.4097 |
| ICC | .29 | .31 |
*
p≤.05;
**
p≤.01;
^
p=08