Table 4.
Predictors of Financial Strain at Follow-up Among Smokers With Financial Strain at Baseline Who Tried to Quit (n=983)a
| Variables | AOR (95% CI) |
|---|---|
| Cigarette abstinence at Wave 2 | 0.57 (0.36, 0.89)* |
| Age, years | |
| 18–24 | 0.43 (0.23, 0.80)** |
| 25–34 | 0.61 (0.36, 1.04) |
| 35–44 | 0.79 (0.44, 1.44) |
| 45–54 | 0.85 (0.49, 1.48) |
| ≥55 | ref |
| Female sex | 1.37 (0.99, 1.89) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic white | ref |
| Hispanic | 0.97 (0.61, 1.56) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 0.75 (0.48, 1.17) |
| Non-Hispanic other | 1.08 (0.53, 2.20) |
| Education | |
| Less than HS | 0.86 (0.55, 1.33) |
| HS/GED | 1.16 (0.82, 1.65) |
| Some college or more | ref |
| Employment status | |
| Employed | ref |
| Not in the labor force | 0.80 (0.52, 1.21) |
| Unemployed | 0.91 (0.59, 1.41) |
| Region | |
| Northeast | ref |
| Midwest | 1.49 (0.87, 2.55) |
| South | 1.41 (0.86, 2.30) |
| West | 1.25 (0.76, 2.05) |
| Uninsured | 1.03 (0.69, 1.52) |
| Medical comorbidities | |
| 0 | ref |
| 1 | 1.00 (0.68, 1.49) |
| ≥2 | 1.32 (0.90, 1.93) |
| Federal poverty level | |
| <100% | 1.59 (1.04, 2.45)* |
| 100%–199% | 1.29 (0.86, 1.94) |
| ≥200% | ref |
| Cigarettes per day | 1.00 (0.98, 1.01) |
| Electronic cigarette use | 1.14 (0.80, 1.62) |
| Other tobacco product use | 1.08 (0.74, 1.59) |
| Time to first cigarette ≤30 minutes | 1.11 (0.79, 1.58) |
| Smoking ban in the home | 1.30 (0.95, 1.77) |
| Perceived harm of cigarettesb | 1.14 (0.96, 1.36) |
| Self-perceived mental healthc | 0.92 (0.81, 1.04) |
| Past-year drug use | 1.59 (1.11, 2.27)* |
| Alcoholic drinks per day | 1.01 (0.94, 1.09) |
Notes: Boldface indicates statistical significance
*
p<0.05;
**
p<0.01;
***
p<0.001.
a
Data on financial strain at follow-up missing for 322 participants.
b
5-point scale from not at all harmful (1) to extremely harmful (5).
c
5-point scale from poor (1) to excellent (5).
HS, high school; GED, General Education Development test