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. 2015 Feb 8;18(2):130–137. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntv036

Table 2.

Odds Ratios (ORs) and Confidence Intervals (CIs) of Multivariate Models of Tobacco Initiation Outcomes and Outlet Density, Controlling for Covariates

Cigarette initiation Non-cigarette combustible initiation Noncombustible initiation
18–24 25–34 18–24 25–34 18–24 25–34
ORs and CI’s
Outlets per 10 kilometers of roadway (logged) 0.98 (0.14, 6.99) 3.75* (1.18, 11.90) 3.16* (1.03, 9.75) 1.79 (0.53, 6.05) 0.47 (0.09, 2.53) 0.57 (0.16, 2.05)
Gender
 Female 1.24 (0.62, 2.48) 0.94 (0.53, 1.67) 0.83 (0.44, 1.58) 0.40** (0.21, 0.77) 1.46 (0.71, 2.99) 0.70 (0.40, 1.22)
Race
 Black, Non-Hispanic 0.97 (0.22, 4.18) 0.65 (0.21, 1.97) 3.36* (1.19, 9.49) 0.49 (0.16, 1.50) 1.46 (0.35, 6.05) 0.35 (0.05, 2.33)
 Hispanic 1.07 (0.36, 3.21) 0.35 (0.10, 1.18) 1.67 (0.53, 5.29) 0.71 (0.24, 2.15) 0.49 (0.19, 1.28) 0.36 (0.12, 1.08)
 Other 0.27* (0.07, 0.98) 0.27* (0.09, 0.84) 0.38 (0.13, 1.16) 1.11 (0.40, 3.08) 0.27 (0.05, 1.44) 0.75 (0.25, 2.23)
Education
 HS diploma/GED 1.00 (0.40, 2.47) 0.22** (0.08, 0.66) 0.40* (0.16, 0.99) 0.82 (0.25, 2.69) 1.01 (0.32, 3.24) 0.45 (0.12, 1.67)
 Some college/tech or associate’s degree 0.60 (0.24, 1.52) 0.17*** (0.06, 0.46) 0.67 (0.29, 1.58) 0.87 (0.29, 2.59) 1.05 (0.36, 3.07) 0.37 (0.11, 1.25)
 At least a college degree 1.15 (0.30, 4.49) 0.05*** (0.01, 0.17) 0.58 (0.17, 1.99) 0.61 (0.18, 2.11) 0.83 (0.18, 3.88) 0.19* (0.05, 0.72)
Major depressive disorder
 High 3.69** (1.63, 8.33) 2.44* (1.14, 5.26) 2.98** (1.49, 5.97) 1.81 (0.80, 4.11) 6.45***(3.27, 12.71) 3.00***(1.60, 5.63)
Tract % of population in poverty 0.76 (0.46, 1.23) 1.14 (0.94, 1.39) 0.99 (0.74, 1.32) 0.93 (0.73, 1.18) 1.15 (0.80, 1.66) 1.37 (0.94, 1.99)
Tract % of Hispanic population 0.98 (0.81, 1.20) 0.76** (0.61, 0.93) 0.96 (0.80, 1.16) 1.08 (0.89, 1.32) 0.84 (0.68, 1.04) 0.75**(0.61, 0.93)
Tract % of non-Hispanic Black population 0.96 (0.70, 1.32) 1.03 (0.87, 1.22) 0.88 (0.70, 1.12) 1.01 (0.85, 1.21) 0.87 (0.69, 1.10) 0.81 (0.63, 1.04)
Log population density 1.00 (0.76, 1.32) 0.97 (0.77, 1.22) 0.94 (0.69, 1.28) 1.10 (0.82, 1.47) 1.10 (0.85, 1.42) 1.25* (1.03, 1.50)
MSA status
 Metro 1.08 (0.36, 3.24) 1.17 (0.44, 3.08) 2.92 (0.80, 10.66) 0.49 (0.19, 1.27) 0.94 (0.29, 3.10) 1.02 (0.46, 2.28)
State level smoking prevalence 0.94 (0.83, 1.06) 0.93 (0.84, 1.03) 0.97 (0.86, 1.10) 1.01 (0.90, 1.13) 0.96 (0.82, 1.12) 1.01 (0.93, 1.10)
State level clean indoor air laws index
 100% smoke free 0.83 (0.37, 1.86) 0.90 (0.40, 2.02) 1.11 (0.51, 2.42) 1.10 (0.47, 2.57) 1.44 (0.47, 4.34) 0.78 (0.38, 1.61)

Note. GED = graduate equivalency degree; HS = high school; MSA = metropolitan statistical area.

*P ≤ .05; **P ≤ .01; ***P ≤ .001.