Table 2.
Four-Class Model of Stages of Susceptibility and Ever Use of Tobacco in Lower-SES Students in India (n = 7,153)
| Latent classes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never user, low risk (72.5%) | Never user, high risk (11%) | Ever user, low risk (11.5%) | Ever user, high risk (5%) | |
| Probability of response to indicators of susceptibility and ever use of tobacco | ||||
| Ever chewed tobacco | ||||
| No | .99 | .97 | .32 | .01 |
| Yes | .01 | .03 | .68 | .99 |
| Ever smoked tobacco | ||||
| No | .99 | .82 | .49 | .25 |
| Yes | .01 | .18 | .51 | .75 |
| Susceptibility to chewing | ||||
| None | .92 | .10 | .62 | .08 |
| Mildly susceptible | .05 | .19 | .18 | .09 |
| Highly susceptible | .03 | .71 | .20 | .83 |
| Susceptibility to smoking | ||||
| None | .98 | .15 | .91 | .01 |
| Mildly susceptible | .02 | .14 | .09 | .16 |
| Highly susceptible | .00 | .71 | .00 | .83 |
| Boys | 47.59% | 57.96% | 66.15% | 68.88% |
| 6th graders | 48.20% | 66.86% | 68.48% | 75.79% |
Note. Probabilities in bold indicate a greater likelihood of endorsement for the particular item.