Table 3.

Mixed effects linear regression models predicting nicotine dependence among Arab male current smokers, Israel, n=721

Variables	Model 1 b [SE]	Model 2 b [SE]	Model 3 b [SE]	Model 4 b [SE]
Intercept	3.92 [0.52]*	3.93 [0.53]*	3.79 [0.53]*	3.78 [0.53]*
Fixed Effects
Interpersonal ethnic discrimination	0.04 [0.03]	0.04 [0.03]	0.10 [0.04]*	0.04 [0.03]
Institutional group discrimination (IGD)
Low (ref)
High	0.07 [0.21]	0.07 [0.21]	0.10 [0.21]	0.60 [0.34]
Social support
Low (ref)
Moderate		−0.03 [0.22]	0.14 [0.26]	0.12 [0.32]
High		−0.04 [0.24]	0.24 [0.27]	0.57 [0.33]
Interpersonal discrimination X moderate social support			−0.09 [0.06]
Interpersonal discrimination X high social support			−0.15 [0.06]*
High institutional discrimination X moderate social support				−0.40 [0.46]
High institutional discrimination X high social support				−1.23 [0.46]*
Random Effects
Intercept [SE]	0.74 [0.16]	0.74 [0.16]	0.73 [0.16]	0.72 [0.16]
Level 1 Error [SE]	2.36 [0.06]	2.36 [0.06]	2.35 [0.06]	2.35 [0.06]
Model fit
BIC	3372.71	3378.77	3378.37	3376.39

Notes. Intraclass correlation from Unconditional model =0.099; Model 1 adjusts for age, marital status, education, subjective economic position, employment status and national identity; Model 2: main effect model with discrimination and social support; Model 3: interaction model between interpersonal discrimination and social support; Model 4: interaction model between institutional discrimination and social support;

^*p<.025, one tailed test