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. 2015 Feb 17;71(4):687–697. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbu220

Table 4.

Correlates of Adherence to Smoking Cessation: Odds Ratios from Discrete Time Event History Models for Reverting Back to Smoking After Smoking Cessation (N = 2,285)

Bivariate Multivariate
B SE B OR B SE B OR
Partnership status and partner smoking
(Unpartnered in previous and current interview)
 Partnered in previous and current interview: partner smokes at both interviews 0.08 .121 1.09 −0.01 .126 0.99
 Partnered in previous and current interview: partner non-smoker at both interviews −0.34 .095 0.71 *** −0.37 .102 0.69 ***
 Partnered in previous and current interview: partner stops smoking −0.31 .154 0.73 * −0.36 .159 0.70 *
 Partnered in previous and current interview: partner relapses into smoking 0.90 .392 2.45 * 0.75 .399 2.11
 Widowed since last interview: former partner smoker or non-smoker −0.24 .350 0.78 −0.29 .351 0.74
 Separated/Divorced since last interview: former partner smoker or non-smoker −0.23 .407 0.79 −0.38 .410 0.68
 Gained partner since last interview: new partner smoker or non-smoker −0.51 .424 0.60 −0.47 .429 0.62
 Missing partnership or partner smoking data in previous or current interview 0.08 .241 1.08 0.03 .244 1.03
Age −0.03 .006 0.97 *** −0.03 .007 0.97 ***
Female (male) 0.12 .078 1.12 −0.01 .084 1.01
Education −0.01 .012 0.99 −0.02 .014 0.97
Race (non-Hispanic White)
 Non-Hispanic Black 0.14 .101 1.15 0.05 .106 1.06
 Hispanic or other 0.06 .124 1.06 −0.04 .136 0.96
Any new smoking-related condition (none)a −0.11 .104 0.89 −0.07 .106 0.93
Labor force status (not working)a
 Part-time 0.23 .115 1.26 * 0.17 .120 1.18
 Full-time 0.24 .093 1.25 * 0.06 .104 1.06
Whether died during study period −0.16 .097 0.85 −0.14 .101 0.90

Notes: aNotes time-varying variable.

bAll models control for the number of months between interviews and dummies for years.

*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.