Table 2.
Favorability Toward Raising the Legal Minimum Age of Sale for All Tobacco Products From 18 to 21 Among U.S. Adults–Summer Styles, 2014a
| Characteristic | n | % (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI)b,c |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4,219 | 75.0 (73.4, 76.6) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 2,062 | 73.2 (71.0, 75.5) | 1.0 |
| Female | 2,157 | 76.7 (74.5, 78.9) | 1.1 (0.9, 1.3) |
| Age (years) | |||
| 18–24 | 256 | 64.8 (58.5, 71.1) | 1.0 |
| 25–44 | 1,183 | 73.2 (70.2, 76.1) | 1.8 (1.3, 2.5) |
| 45–64 | 1,855 | 77.0 (74.8, 79.3) | 2.3 (1.7, 3.2) |
| ≥65 | 925 | 81.4 (78.7, 84.2) | 3.1 (2.2, 4.5) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| White, Non-Hispanic | 3,179 | 74.8 (73.0, 76.6) | 1.0 |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 398 | 72.8 (67.5, 78.2) | 1.0 (0.8, 1.4) |
| Other, Non-Hispanic | 229 | 78.0 (71.3, 84.7) | 1.2 (0.8, 1.9) |
| Hispanic | 413 | 76.3 (71.6, 81.0) | 1.4 (1.0, 1.9) |
| Education | |||
| <High school | 289 | 73.7 (67.8, 79.6) | 1.0 |
| High school | 1,235 | 75.3 (72.5, 78.1) | 0.9 (0.7, 1.4) |
| Some college | 1,308 | 74.3 (71.5, 77.1) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.3) |
| College degree | 1,387 | 76.0 (73.3, 78.7) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.2) |
| Annual household income | |||
| <$15,000 | 373 | 68.7 (62.7, 74.6) | 1.0 |
| $15,000–$24,999 | 307 | 72.6 (66.9, 78.3) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.4) |
| $25,000–$39,999 | 705 | 76.5 (72.8, 80.2) | 1.1 (0.8, 1.6) |
| $40,000–$59,999 | 758 | 75.2 (71.6, 78.9) | 1.0 (0.7, 1.5) |
| ≥$60,000 | 2,076 | 76.1 (73.9, 78.3) | 1.2 (0.8, 1.6) |
| U.S. Census regiond | |||
| Northeast | 754 | 74.2 (70.4, 78.0) | 1.0 |
| Midwest | 1,056 | 74.1 (70.9, 77.3) | 1.0 (0.8, 1.3) |
| South | 1,505 | 75.1 (72.5, 77.7) | 1.0 (0.8, 1.3) |
| West | 904 | 76.4 (73.1, 79.7) | 1.0 (0.8, 1.4) |
| Cigarette smokinge | |||
| Never smoker | 2,254 | 77.4 (75.3, 79.6) | 1.0 |
| Former smoker | 1,236 | 74.6, 71.7, 77.4) | 0.7 (0.6, 0.9) |
| Current smoker | 585 | 69.9 (65.5, 74.3) | 0.7 (0.5, 0.8) |
Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance (p <0.05).
Favorability defined as a report of “Strongly Favor” or “Somewhat Favor” to the question “Do you favor or oppose raising the legal minimum age to purchase all tobacco products from 18 to 21?”
OR obtained using binary logistic regression model adjusted for all covariates listed in the table.
All possible two-way interactions were also assessed. The only statistically significant finding was gender*race (p <0.05).
Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Midwest Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. South Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Current smokers were defined as respondents who smoked ≥100 cigarettes in their lifetime and reported smoking “everyday” or “some days” at the time of survey. Former smokers were respondents who smoked ≥100 cigarettes in their lifetime and reported smoking “not at all” at the time of survey. Never smokers were respondents who reported that they had not smoked ≥100 cigarettes in their lifetime.