Table 3.
Odds ratios (95% CI) for trying cigarettes by selected characteristics
Occurrences of tobacco use in movies seen | Crude odds ratio (n=4919) | Adjusted odds ratio
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Sociodemographic factors* (n=4919) | Sociodemographic factors and social influences† (n=4815) | Sociodemographic factors, social influences, and characteristics of child and parenting‡ (n=4569) | ||
0-50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
51-100 | 3.1 (2.3 to 4.1) | 2.4 (1.8 to 3.3) | 1.7 (1.2 to 2.4) | 1.9 (1.3 to 2.7) |
101-150 | 5.5 (4.1 to 7.3) | 4.0 (2.9 to 5.4) | 2.4 (1.7 to 3.4) | 2.6 (1.8 to 3.7) |
>150 | 8.8 (6.6 to 11.6) | 6.1 (4.5 to 8.1) | 2.7 (2.0 to 3.8) | 2.5 (1.7 to 3.5) |
Age, sex, parents' education, and school.
Friend smoking, sibling smoking, parent smoking, receptivity to tobacco promotions.
School performance, propensity to sensation seeking, rebelliousness, self esteem, two measures of authoritative parenting, and perception of parental disapproval of smoking.