Table 3. Associations With Favorable Views of Increasing the Minimum Age for Legal Access to Tobacco Products, Sample of US Adolescents Aged 13 to 17 Years (Unweighted N = 1,043), 2014–2015a .
| Variable | Weighted Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) | P Value |
|---|---|---|
| Susceptibility to smoking cigarettesb | ||
| Susceptible | 0.22 (0.14–0.33) | .03 |
| Current smoker | 0.15 (0.07–0.32) | .003 |
| Not susceptible | 1.0 [Reference] | — |
| Age proposed by survey as legal age of access to tobacco productsc | ||
| 21 | 1.29 (0.85–1.94) | .72 |
| 20 | 1.06 (0.69–1.64) | .22 |
| 19 | 1.0 [Reference] | — |
| Respondent age | 0.76 (0.66–0.87) | <.001 |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 1.61 (1.13–2.30) | .009 |
| Male | 1.0 [Reference] | — |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-white | 0.91 (0.59–1.41) | .68 |
| Latino/Hispanic | 0.82 (0.41–1.64) | .57 |
| Non-Hispanic white | 1.0 [Reference] | — |
| Sexual orientation | ||
| Lesbian, gay, or bisexual | 0.49 (0.24–0.98) | .04 |
| Straight or heterosexual | 1.0 [Reference] | — |
a
Data source: The UNC Center for Regulatory Research on Tobacco Communication national telephone survey of adolescents.
b
Adolescents who reported not smoking cigarettes in the past 30 days were asked to indicate their willingness to smoke cigarettes in the next year and to smoke cigarettes if a best friend offered one. Participants who chose anything but “definitely no” in response to the 2 questions were classified as susceptible to cigarette smoking (7).
c
Participants asked if they supported the US Food and Drug Administration raising “the age of purchase for tobacco products in all states to [age]” were randomized to hear one of 3 ages (19, 20, or 21 y).