Table 3.
Logistic model for the probability of smoking: marginal effects (ME).a
| (1) | (2) | (3) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | ME (95% CI) | ME (95% CI) | ME (95% CI) |
| TCS | −0.164** (−0.252, −0.070) | −0.043 (−0.165, 0.078) | −0.112+ (−0.228, 0.003) |
| Age (years) | −0.926** (−1.050, −0.802) | −0.909** (−1.034, −0.784) | |
| Female | −4.999** (−7.156, −2.842) | −4.880** (−7.036, −2.723) | |
| Educational level | |||
| Base category: none or primary | |||
| Secondary | 2.369+ (−0.292, 5.031) | 3.368+ (0.592, 6.143) | |
| Tertiary | −2.279+ (−4.857, 0.298) | −1.399 (−4.198, 1.398) | |
| Wave fixed‐effects | Included | Included | |
| Country fixed‐effects | Included | ||
| Observations | 30 682 | 30 176 | 30 176 |
95% Confidence intervals (CI) in brackets. TCS = Tobacco Control Scale.
**
P < 0.01,
*
P < 0.05,
+
P < 0.1. Clustered standard errors at individual‐level.
a
Marginal effects can be interpreted as how much the probability of smoking varies (in percentage points) when the explanatory variable increases by 1 unit.