Table 4.

School and Community Characteristics by Geographic Location.^a

Characteristic	Metro	Non-Metro	AOR (99% CI) (Non-Metro vs Metro)
School Characteristics
During this school year taught about tobacco use
Yes	36.9	42.2	1.24 (1.02–1.51)
No	63.1	57.8	Ref
No smoking rule at school
Yes	92.0	91.4	Ref
No	8.0	8.6	1.29 (0.92–1.81)
Seen students smoking on school property
Yes	47.2	39.7	.72 (0.59–0.86)
No	52.8	60.3	Ref
Seen teachers/adults smoking on school property
Yes	20.2	20.7	1.03 (0.87–1.22)
No	79.8	79.3	Ref
School has resources for students who want to quit
Yes	14.8	24.9	1.83 (1.35–2.49)
No	85.2	75.1	Ref
Community Characteristics
Adult smoking acceptable among community
Yes	57.6	59.5	1.08 (0.98–1.19)
No	42.4	40.5	Ref
See tobacco ads when last visited:
Convenience store (yes)	65.9	74.5	1.37 (1.23–1.54)
Gas station (yes)	75.3	80.9	1.27 (1.13–1.44)
Pharmacy/drug store (yes)	44.4	41.0	.86 (0.77–0.95)
Grocery store (yes)	38.7	48.3	1.43 (1.31–1.55)
Big box store such as Walmart or K-mart (yes)	36.5	48.2	1.56 (1.38–1.76)
Ever seen flavored tobacco or ads for them
Yes	45.7	55.0	1.37 (1.23–1.52)
No	54.3	45.0	Ref

^aAdjusted for age, gender, and race/ethnicity