Table 2.

Crude and adjusted correlates of character smoking and drinking.

Characteristics	Character smoking		Character drinking
	RRadj	(95% CI)	RRadj	(95% CI)
Gender
Male	Ref.		Ref.
Female	0.74**	(0.61–0.89)	0.99	(0.90–1.07)
Age
17 and under	Ref.		Ref.
18 and older	3.08***	(1.80–5.27)	5.81***	(4.30–7.83)
Socioeconomic status
Low/middle	Ref.		Ref.
Upper	0.90	(0.74–1.07)	1.21***	(1.10–1.32)
Relationship status
Single	Ref.		Ref.
In a relationship	0.89	(0.74–1.06)	1.09*	(1.00–1.19)
Character positivity
Positive	Ref.		Ref.
Negative	1.33*	(1.03–1.71)	0.78**	(0.65–0.92)
Neutral/mixed	0.67***	(0.55–0.81)	1.11*	(1.00–1.23)
Substance use
Smokes	NA		1.40***	(1.24–1.56)
Drinks alcohol	2.33***	(1.91–2.82)	NA
Uses drugs	1.50**	(1.12–2.00)	1.38***	(1.16–1.63)
Risk behavior index	1.08**	(1.02–1.13)	1.07***	(1.04–1.10)
Country of production
US	Ref.		Ref.
Mexico	1.62**	(1.15–2.27)	1.22	(0.98–1.50)
Argentina	2.44***	(1.81–3.28)	1.28*	(1.04–1.58)
Year film release	0.94**	(0.89–0.97)	1.00	(0.97–1.02)

RRadj = Risk Ratio adjusting for all variables listed in the table.

^*p < 0.05 compared to US.

^**p < 0.01 compared to US.

^***p < 0.001 compared to US.