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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2016 May 24;61:112–116. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.05.020

Table 2.

Associations between smoker’s status and sociodemographic characteristics by intention to quit smoking and quit attempts

Characteristics High intention to quit smoking
AOR (95% CI)
Attempted to quit smoking
AOR (95% CI)

b Model 1
Overall sample (n = 1262)
c Model 2
Dual users (n = 248)
b Model 1
Overall sample (n = 1262)
c Model 2
Dual users (n = 248)

Smoker Status Only cigarettes Ref - Ref -
a Dual user 1.79 (1.27–2.54)*** - 1.70 (1.21–2.40)** -
Gender Male Ref Ref Ref Ref
Female 1.20 (0.91–1.56) 0.92 (0.49–1.72) 1.07 (0.81–1.42) 1.23 (0.64–2.39)
Age <35 years Ref Ref Ref Ref
35–54 years 0.86 (0.61–1.22) 0.79 (0.38–1.66) 0.75 (0.52–1.07) 0.60 (0.28–1.27)
>55 years 0.99 (0.70–1.42) 0.77 (0.35–1.68) 0.76 (0.53–1.10) 0.43 (0.20–0.96)*
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic White Ref Ref Ref Ref
Non-Hispanic Black 1.81 (1.22–2.67)** 1.88 (0.63–5.62) 1.58 (1.06–2.35)* 1.80 (0.68–4.76)
Others 1.07 (0.73–1.57) 0.47 (0.21–1.05) 1.70 (1.15–2.51)** 1.18 (0.51–2.73)
Education High school education or less Ref Ref Ref Ref
Some college/ vocational 1.50 (1.12–2.00)** 1.50 (0.76–2.97) 1.01 (0.75–1.38) 0.68 (0.33–1.39)
College graduate 2.46 (1.61–3.77)*** 4.74 (1.71–13.15)** 1.54 (1.01–2.37)* 2.75 (1.16–6.49)*
Annual Household Income <$30 K Ref Ref Ref Ref
$30 to <60K 1.27 (0.91–1.77) 0.58 (0.26–1.29) 0.91 (0.64–1.28) 0.92 (0.41–2.07)
>$60K 1.34 (0.93–1.93) 0.54 (0.23–1.27) 0.90 (0.61–1.31) 0.59 (0.25–1.42)
General Health Status Excellent/very good Ref Ref Ref Ref
Good 0.94 (0.69–1.29) 0.98 (0.47–2.01) 1.16 (0.84–1.60) 1.07 (0.53–2.16)
Fair/poor 0.79 (0.54–1.18) 0.66 (0.28–1.59) 0.80 (0.53–1.21) 0.51 (0.20–1.32)
*

p-value <0.05;

**

p-value <0.01;

***

p-value <0.001

a

Dual users were defined as those who were current cigarette smokers and current users of electronic nicotine delivery systems;

b

Model 1: Multivariable logistic regression among cigarette users and dual users;

c

Model 2: Multivariable logistic regression among dual users only