TABLE 2.

Risk Ratios (RR) for smoking cessation between waves three and four among Baltimore ECA participants

	Crude		Adjusted
	RR	95% CI	RR	95% CI
Race
White (ref)	0.77	(0.63–0.94)**	0.87	(0.70 – .1.08)
Age	1.02	(1.02–1.03)***	1.02	(1.01–1.03)***
Sex
Females (ref)	1.01	(0.84–1.21)	0.93	(0.78–1.11)
Education
Less than high school (ref)	1.21	(0.98–1.50)	1.32	(1.07–1.63)**
Financial stability
Unable to meet needs (ref)	1.39	(1.11–1.73)**	1.11	(0.88–1.40)
Currently married
No (ref)	1.43	(1.18–1.73)***	1.39	(1.14–1.69)***
Social connectedness
Infrequent (ref)	1.12	(0.92–1.35)	1.13	(0.94–1.37)
Dysphoria
No (ref)	0.82	(0.66–1.01)	0.85	(0.69–1.03)
Wellness
Fair to poor health (ref)	1.03	(0.82–1.29)	0.88	(0.70–1.09)
Attend religious services
Greater than once per week	1.53	(1.10–2.13)**	1.40	(1.01–1.95)*
About once per week	1.52	(1.13–2.03)**	1.32	(1.00–1.75)*
1 to 3 times per month	0.95	(0.66–1.35)	0.96	(0.68–1.35)
Less than once per month	1.01	(0.74–1.38)	1.05	(0.78–1.41)
Never (ref)	–	–	–	–

— The adjusted model exploring religious attendance and smoking includes age, gender, education, financial stability, marital status, social connectedness, dysphoria, and wellness.

— Abbreviation: Ref indicates reference category.

^*p-value ≤ .05.

^**p-value ≤ .01.

^***p-values ≤ .001.