Table 4. Odds of negative attitude scores by demographic and smoking status (weighted).
| Positive attitude | Intermediate | OR* | 95%CI | Negative attitude | OR* | 95%CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N(1707) | N(1451) | N(1606) | |||||
| Age (years) | |||||||
| 18-24 | 134 | 107 | ref | 170 | ref | ||
| 25-34 | 285 | 271 | 1.11 | (0.75, 1.63) | 361 | 1.00 | (0.66, 1.49) |
| 35-44 | 306 | 275 | 1.10 | (0.74, 1.64) | 308 | 0.87 | (0.57, 1.31) |
| 45-54 | 325 | 269 | 0.97 | (0.65, 1.45) | 261 | 0.56 | (0.37, 0.86) |
| >55 | 658 | 527 | 0.97 | (0.66, 1.43) | 506 | 0.64 | (0.43, 0.97) |
| Missing | |||||||
| Age at last education(years) | |||||||
| ≤ 19 | 914 | 738 | ref | 792 | ref | ||
| 20-25 | 530 | 463 | 1.03 | (0.86, 1.23) | 509 | 1.04 | (0.85, 1.26) |
| ≥ 26 | 137 | 134 | 1.24 | (0.94, 1.64) | 127 | 1.28 | (0.93, 7.16) |
| Missing | |||||||
| Job category ISCO-88§ | |||||||
| Professionals(ISCO 1, 2) | 411 | 385 | ref | 447 | ref | ||
| Technical position(ISCO3) | 89 | 74 | 1.21 | (0.84, 1.74) | 52 | 0.81 | (0.52, 1.26) |
| Skilled workers(ISCO 4,5,6,7,8,10) | 686 | 569 | 1.01 | (0.83, 1.23) | 665 | 1.21 | (0.97, 1.51) |
| Unskilled workers(ISCO 9) | 154 | 130 | 0.92 | (0.67, 1.26) | 165 | 1.01 | (0.72, 1.42) |
| Homemaker | 297 | 226 | 1.09 | (0.84, 1.41) | 157 | 0.99 | (0.73, 1.35) |
| Full-time student | 70 | 67 | N/A | N/A | 119 | N/A | N/A |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Married | 729 | 580 | ref | 618 | ref | ||
| Divorced | 147 | 150 | 1.20 | (0.91, 1.59) | 180 | 0.98 | (0.72, 1.34) |
| Widowed | 222 | 174 | 0.97 | (0.74, 1.27) | 162 | 0.89 | (0.64, 1.22) |
| Separated | 74 | 68 | 1.28 | (0.88, 1.86) | 53 | 1.06 | (0.69, 1.62) |
| Never married | 330 | 304 | 1.32 | (1.05, 1.66) | 384 | 1.28 | (0.99, 1.66) |
| A member of an unmarried couple | 169 | 149 | 1.36 | (1.03, 1.80) | 175 | 1.45 | (1.08, 1.96) |
| Refused | 36 | 27 | 0.76 | (0.40, 1.43) | 36 | 0.94 | (0.49, 1.79) |
| Income | |||||||
| Well below the median | 144 | 128 | ref | 156 | ref | ||
| Below the median | 413 | 362 | 1.05 | (0.78, 1.43) | 347 | 0.81 | (0.58, 1.13) |
| Around the median | 437 | 388 | 0.99 | (0.72, 1.35) | 508 | 0.88 | (0.63, 1.23) |
| Above the median | 297 | 248 | 1.11 | (0.79, 1.57) | 227 | 0.73 | (0.50, 1.07) |
| Well above the median | 67 | 53 | 1.22 | (0.76, 1.97) | 42 | 0.92 | (0.53, 1.61) |
| Refuse to answer | 350 | 272 | 0.88 | (0.64, 1.22) | 328 | 0.88 | (0.62, 1.24) |
| Smoking status | |||||||
| Smoke everyday or almost | 183 | 186 | 1.30 | (1.02, 1.66) | 399 | 3.48 | (2.73, 4.43) |
| Smoke some days or occasionally | 65 | 49 | 0.94 | (0.61, 1.44) | 84 | 1.99 | (1.30, 3.07) |
| Former smoker | 405 | 319 | 1.11 | (0.92, 1.34) | 308 | 1.33 | (1.07, 1.66) |
| Never smoker | 1054 | 896 | ref | 816 | ref | ||
| Country | |||||||
| France | 299 | 285 | ref | 397 | ref | ||
| Ireland | 525 | 277 | 0.55 | (0.43, 1.70) | 156 | 0.20 | (0.15, 0.26) |
| Italy | 344 | 352 | 1.09 | (0.86, 1.39) | 249 | 0.54 | (0.42, 0.70) |
| Czech Republic | 81 | 256 | 3.67 | (2.63, 5.13) | 617 | 7.62 | (5.51, 10.53) |
| Sweden | 458 | 281 | 0.63 | (0.49, 0.80) | 188 | 0.29 | (0.22, 0.37) |
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ISCO-88: International Standard Classification of Occupation, 1988 version
*
odds ratios are adjusted for all factors in the table, parents' smoking situation, and family history of lung cancer. “Positive attitude group” is the base category. ORs above 1 indicate a more negative attitude.