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. 2018 Feb 12;4(1):e8. doi: 10.2196/publichealth.6260

Table 3.

Summary of multivariable logistic regression analysis for sociodemographic and tobacco use status variables associated with trust in mass media sources (survey conducted in Oklahoma, spring 2015; N=1001).

Variable Mass media sources

Trust in social media Trust in internet Trust in radio Trust in television

OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P
Gender








Male refa







Female 1.5 (1.1-2.2) .03 2.0 (1.4-2.9) <.001 1.2 (0.9-1.8) .25 1.9 (1.3-2.7) .001
Race/ethnicity








White ref







Other 1.1 (0.7-1.7) .58 1.4 (0.9-2.1) .15 0.9 (0.6-1.3) .45 1.0 (0.7-1.5) .94
Education








High school/GEDb ref







Some college 1.0 (0.6-1.5) .86 1.4 (0.9-2.2) .28 1.1 (0.7-1.6) .42 1.1 (0.7-1.7) .36

College degree 0.9 (0.6-1.4) .86 1.4 (0.9-2.1) .28 1.3 (0.8-2.1) .42 1.4 (0.9-2.2) .36
Annual income (US$)








<30,000 ref







30,000<60,000 1.0 (0.6-1.8) .04 2.0 (1.2-3.5) .02 1.3 (0.7-2.1) .30 1.2 (0.7-2.0) .02

≥60,000 0.6 (0.4-1.1) .04 1.3 (0.8-2.2) .02 0.9 (0.5-1.5) .30 0.6 (0.4-1.1) .02
Children in household








No ref







Yes 1.1 (0.7-1.5) .78 1.4 (1.0-2.0) .08 1.2 (0.9-1.8) .24 0.9 (0.6-1.3) .52
Smoking status








Nonsmoker ref







Smoker 0.7 (0.4-1.1) .11 0.9 (0.6-1.5) .70 1.1 (0.7-1.8) .75 0.7 (0.4-1.1) .12
E-cigarette status








Nonuser ref







E-cigarette user 1.6 (0.8-3.1) .21 0.8 (0.4-1.6) .56 0.3 (0.1-0.6) .001 0.7 (0.3-1.4) .27
Smokeless status








Nonuser ref







Smokeless user 1.1 (0.5-2.2) .86 1.0 (0.5-2.0) .95 2.1 (1.0-4.3) .046 1.1 (0.6-2.2) .76

aRef: reference group.

bGED: General Education Diploma.