Table 2. Predictors of experimentation with smoking during the 6-wave follow-up period among adolescents identified as never smokers at baseline (n=830).
| Effect | S.E. | AOR1 | L95CI | U95CI | p value | |
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| Susceptibility | ||||||
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| Committed Never Smoker | 1.00 | -- | -- | |||
| Susceptible | 0.49 | 0.20 | 1.63 | 1.10 | 2.40 | 0.014 |
| Highly Susceptible | 0.81 | 0.45 | 2.24 | 0.93 | 5.42 | 0.073 |
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| Curiosity | ||||||
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| Definitely Not | 1.00 | -- | -- | |||
| Probably Not | 0.71 | 0.23 | 2.04 | 1.29 | 3.21 | 0.002 |
| Probably Yes/Definitely Yes | 0.89 | 0.29 | 2.43 | 1.37 | 4.32 | 0.002 |
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Adjusted for study group, age, gender, race/ethnicity, region, single parent household, school performance, lives with a smoker, friends who smoke, receptivity to tobacco advertising.