Table 2.
Adjusted odds of citing loss of a way to handle stress or cost of cessation products as barrier to quitting among US current young adult smokers, 2011
| Loss of way to handle stress (N = 625)a | Craving or withdrawal (N = 628)a | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOR | 95% CI | P-valueb | AOR | 95% CI | P-valueb | |
| Age | ||||||
| 18–24 | 1.13 | 0.70, 1.82 | 0.61 | 0.80 | 0.49, 1.30 | 0.36 |
| 25–34 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | – | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | – |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 0.54 | 0.33, 0.86 | 0.01** | 0.73 | 0.45, 1.19 | 0.21 |
| Female | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | – | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | – |
| Race/ethnicity | 0.48 | 0.05* | ||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | – | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | – |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 1.19 | 0.58, 2.42 | 0.63 | 0.52 | 0.22, 1.19 | 0.12 |
| Hispanic | 1.76 | 0.86, 3.60 | 0.12 | 1.58 | 0.80, 3.12 | 0.19 |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 1.04 | 0.53, 2.05 | 0.91 | 0.53 | 0.25, 1.15 | 0.11 |
| Education | 0.66 | 0.14 | ||||
| Less than high school | 1.25 | 0.56, 2.83 | 0.59 | 0.86 | 0.37, 1.99 | 0.72 |
| High school graduation | 1.16 | 0.58, 2.33 | 0.68 | 0.47 | 0.22, 0.98 | 0.04* |
| Some college/tech | 1.54 | 0.75, 3.18 | 0.24 | 0.69 | 0.34, 1.41 | 0.31 |
| College graduation or more | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | – | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | – |
| Current cigarette use | ||||||
| Everyday | 1.82 | 1.00, 3.31 | 0.05* | 1.73 | 0.92, 3.26 | 0.09 |
| Some days | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | – | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | – |
| Time to first cigarette | ||||||
| Within first hour after waking | 1.01 | 0.55, 1.83 | 0.99 | 2.01 | 1.11, 3.64 | 0.02* |
| More than 1 hour after waking | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | – | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | – |
| Quit attempt in past year | ||||||
| Yes | 1.36 | 0.78, 2.37 | 0.29 | 1.36 | 0.80, 2.33 | 0.26 |
| No | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | – | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | – |
| Intention to quit | <0.001** | 0.31 | ||||
| Within 30 days | 2.09 | 1.07, 4.06 | 0.03* | 1.54 | 0.77, 3.08 | 0.22 |
| Within 6 months | 3.39 | 1.86, 6.18 | <0.001** | 1.57 | 0.84, 2.94 | 0.16 |
| No intention to quit | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | – | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | – |
| Likelihood of successful quitting | 0.01** | <0.001** | ||||
| Very likely | 0.44 | 0.20, 0.97 | 0.04* | 0.20 | 0.08, 0.49 | <0.001** |
| Somewhat likely | 1.09 | 0.50, 2.36 | 0.84 | 0.54 | 0.22, 1.31 | 0.17 |
| Somewhat unlikely | 0.99 | 0.37, 2.68 | 0.99 | 0.64 | 0.22, 1.87 | 0.41 |
| Very unlikely | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | – | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | – |
AOR, adjusted odds ratio.
aExcludes current smokers with invalid responses for a covariate.
bWald F.
*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.