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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Scand J Public Health. 2012 Nov 16;41(2):126–133. doi: 10.1177/1403494812465029

Table 5. The odds of intermediate or negative attitude scores by attitudes toward smoking and friends/family smoking(weighted).

Positive attitude Intermediate OR* 95%CI Negative attitude OR* 95%CI
N(1708) N(1451) N(1606)
Are you bothered by secondhand smoke?
Yes 1321 1079 ref 922 ref
No 366 360 1.36 (1.13, 1.63) 656 2.81 (2.33, 3.39)
Don't know 17 12 0.97 (0.45, 2.07) 27 1.28 (0.61, 2.67)
Refused to answer 3 0 N/A N/A 1 0.71 (0.06, 7.90)
How many of your friends or family members smoke?
None 447 316 ref 211 ref
A few 852 714 1.19 (0.99, 1.43) 693 1.48 (1.18, 1.85)
Less than half 155 173 1.42 (1.08, 1.87) 214 1.88 (1.38, 2.57)
About half 139 115 0.95 (0.70, 1.29) 239 1.64 (1.19, 2.25)
More than half 41 58 1.62 (1.03, 2.55) 132 3.66 (2.34, 5.70)
Most or all 61 74 1.55 (1.05, 2.30) 113 2.66 (1.76, 4.00)
Don't know/not sure 10 1 0.13 (0.02, 1.02) 4 0.61 (0.14, 2.63)
Refused to answer 2 1 1.22 (0.11, 14.09) 0 N/A N/A
Parents'smoking status?
Yes 959 819 1.09§ (0.94, 1.26)§ 964 1.39§ (1.17, 1.64) §
No 749 632 ref 643 ref
Family history of lung cancer
Yes 322 272 0.93 (0.77, 1.12) 366 1.07 (0.88, 1.31)
No 1385 1179 ref 1240 ref
Is anyone allowed to smoke inside your home?
No 1332 1040 ref 908 ref
Yes. Certain members, guests or relatives 160 180 1.51 (1.18, 1.91) 247 2.68 (2.06, 3.47)
Yes. Anyone 207 227 1.52 (1.21, 1.90) 445 3.54 (2.81, 4.44)
Don't know/not sure 3 3 1.28 (0.23, 7.24) 7 4.96 (1.11, 22.11)
Refused to answer 5 1 0.29 (0.04, 2.26) 0 N/A N/A
Is smoking allowed in your immediate work area?
Yes 129 139 1.14 (0.86, 1.50) 201 1.28 (0.95, 1.72)
No 1132 954 ref 1026 ref
Don't work or Don't have a regular work area 68 60 1.06 (0.71, 1.57) 93 1.30 (0.87, 1.96)
Don't know/not sure 9 6 1.02 (0.36, 2.85) 9 0.98 (0.35, 2.76)
Refused to answer 2 0 N/A N/A 2 2.37 (0.26, 21.36)
Missing
*

adjusted by age, marital status, income, smoking status and country. “Positive attitude group” is the base category. ORs above 1 indicate a more negative attitude.

§

adjusted by age, marital status, income, smoking status, country, and family history of lung cancer.

adjusted by age, marital status, income, smoking status, country, and parents' smoking situation.