Table 1.
Association between selected demographic characteristics and susceptibility to future cigarette use based on the composite susceptibility index among never cigarette users, Children’s Health Study, N=1694*
| Total N(Column%)* | Overall Susceptibility to Cigarettes (composite index) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No N(Row %) | Yes N(Row %) | OR (95%CI)† | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 851 (50.2) | 679 (80.3) | 167 (19.7) | Ref |
| Male | 843 (49.8) | 624 (74.7) | 211 (25.3) | 1.37 (1.08, 1.74) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic White | 859 (50.7) | 631 (74.0) | 222 (26.0) | Ref |
| Non-Hispanic White | 604 (35.7) | 479 (80.1) | 119 (19.9) | 0.78 (0.58, 1.07) |
| Other | 231 (13.6) | 193 (83.9) | 37 (16.1) | 0.58 (0.39, 0.88) |
| Family income | ||||
| <$30,000 | 353 (20.8) | 261 (74.4) | 90 (25.6) | Ref |
| $30,000–$74,000 | 493 (29.1) | 382 (77.8) | 109 (22.2) | 0.91 (0.63, 1.31) |
| $75,000+ | 554 (32.7) | 438 (79.9) | 110 (20.1) | 0.85 (0.56, 1.29) |
| Education (highest parental) | ||||
| <12th grade | 305 (18.0) | 230 (75.9) | 73 (24.1) | Ref |
| 12th grade | 244 (14.4) | 169 (69.6) | 74 (30.4) | 1.59 (1.06, 2.39) |
| Some college | 580 (34.2) | 456 (79.4) | 118 (20.6) | 1.04 (0.69, 1.56) |
| College degree | 221 (13.1) | 169 (77.2) | 50 (22.8) | 1.28 (0.76, 2.13) |
| Some graduate school | 218 (12.9) | 176 (81.1) | 41 (18.9) | 1.02 (0.59, 1.74) |
*
Total varies due to missing values
†
Adjusted for community and co-adjusted for gender, ethnicity, income, and highest parental education, as appropriate.