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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 15.
Published in final edited form as: Aust N Z J Public Health. 2011 Aug;35(4):368–376. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00733.x

Table 3.

Percentage visiting a health professional and receiving advice to quit: observations in each demographic group and GEE results (weighted; controlling for wave and demographics).

Visited a health professional Received advice to quit (among those who visited)
Age % Adjusted OR (95% CI) % Adjusted OR (95% CI)
    18-24 62.0% Ref 42.3 Ref
    25-39 69.6% 1.24 (0.97-1.57) 45.9 0.94 (0.71-1.26)
    40-54 73.2% 1.58 (1.25-2.00) 52.6 1.26 (0.95-1.67)
    55+ 82.8% 2.75 (2.08-3.63) 55.6 1.41 (1.05-1.91)
Gender
    Female 77.8% Ref 49.7 Ref
    Male 68.8% 0.63 (0.52-0.72) 51.2 1.03 (0.88-1.19)
SES
    Low 74.4% Ref 53.0 Ref
    Moderate 71.2% 0.95 (0.81-1.11) 49.3 0.90 (0.77-1.06)
    High 76.8% 1.21 (0.97-1.51) 49.0 0.89 (0.70-1.14)
Region
    Metro 73.4% Ref 50.3 Ref
    Regional 72.4% 0.91 (0.79-1.06) 50.8 0.94 (0.80-1.09)
HSI
    Low 74.1% Ref 38.7% Ref
    Moderate 71.7% 0.85 (0.69-1.05) 49.6% 1.33 (1.04-1.70)
    High 74.6% 0.94 (0.74-1.18) 54.7% 1.49 (1.15-1.92)
Total 73.0% 50.5%

Notes: Columns 2 & 3; there were 8,040 observations from 3,302 individuals. Columns 4 & 5; there were 5,429 observations from 2,546 individuals. OR = Odds ratio; CI = Confidence interval. Bold text indicates p<0.05.