Table 3. Pooled adjusted odds ratios (AOR) of quit rates by different indicators of socio-economic status, duration of abstinence and surveys.
| Comparison of socio-economic status | Survey | Quit smoking in last 12 months | Quit smoking for at least 1 month in last 12 months | Quit smoking for at least 3 months in last 12 months | ||||||
| Pooled AOR | 95% CI | P-value of the test of AOR = 1 | Pooled AOR | 95% CI | P-value of the test of AOR = 1 | Pooled AOR | 95% CI | P-value of the test of AOR = 1 | ||
| Wealth/Income | ||||||||||
| High vs Low Wealth/Income | GATS | 1.29 | (0.77–2.17) | 0.338 | 1.23 | (0.74–2.03) | 0.425 | 1.26 | (0.78–2.01) | 0.344 |
| ITC | 1.27 | (0.88–1.84) | 0.196 | 1.21 | (0.84–1.75) | 0.314 | 1.22 | (0.84–1.76) | 0.293 | |
| Pooled | 1.28 | (0.95–1.73) | 0.110 | 1.22 | (0.91–1.65) | 0.187 | 1.24 | (0.92–1.66) | 0.155 | |
| Middle vs Low Wealth/Income | GATS | 1.10 | (0.88–1.39) | 0.410 | 1.10 | (0.85–1.43) | 0.459 | 1.10 | (0.82–1.49) | 0.515 |
| ITC | 1.11 | (0.87–1.41) | 0.423 | 1.01 | (0.78–1.32) | 0.929 | 1.06 | (0.78–1.43) | 0.725 | |
| Pooled | 1.11 | (0.95–1.30) | 0.207 | 1.08 | (0.92–1.27) | 0.350 | 1.10 | (0.90–1.34) | 0.372 | |
| Education | ||||||||||
| High vs low education | GATS | 1.33 | (0.95–1.87) | 0.100 | 1.45 | (1.08–1.95) | 0.013 | 1.43 | (1.07–1.92) | 0.016 |
| ITC | 1.02 | (0.67–1.56) | 0.925 | 1.17 | (0.85–1.62) | 0.330 | 1.18 | (0.85–1.65) | 0.329 | |
| Pooled | 1.15 | (0.88–1.51) | 0.313 | 1.34 | (1.09–1.65) | 0.005 | 1.32 | (1.06–1.64) | 0.014 | |
| Middle vs low education | GATS | 1.02 | (0.74–1.40) | 0.916 | 1.01 | (0.74–1.38) | 0.960 | 1.07 | (0.79–1.43) | 0.672 |
| ITC | 0.92 | (0.73–1.16) | 0.467 | 0.97 | (0.74–1.27) | 0.822 | 0.96 | (0.72–1.29) | 0.794 | |
| Pooled | 0.99 | (0.81–1.22) | 0.957 | 1.01 | (0.83–1.24) | 0.905 | 1.05 | (0.86–1.27) | 0.633 | |
| Residence | ||||||||||
| Urban vs Rural | GATS | 0.89 | (0.70–1.12) | 0.326 | 0.86 | (0.71–1.05) | 0.137 | 0.89 | (0.74–1.07) | 0.213 |
| ITC | 0.95 | (0.56–1.59) | 0.830 | 1.03 | (0.61–1.74) | 0.913 | 1.14 | (0.53–2.44) | 0.733 | |
| Pooled | 0.91 | (0.74–1.12) | 0.376 | 0.91 | (0.75–1.10) | 0.332 | 0.95 | (0.76–1.20) | 0.689 | |
| Employment | ||||||||||
| Employed vs Not Employed | GATS | 0.73 | (0.49–1.08) | 0.113 | 0.75 | (0.52–1.09) | 0.128 | 0.77 | (0.60–0.98) | 0.037 |
| ITC | 0.86 | (0.71–1.05) | 0.140 | 0.83 | (0.67–1.04) | 0.113 | 0.79 | (0.62–1.01) | 0.055 | |
| Pooled | 0.82 | (0.67–0.99) | 0.044 | 0.80 | (0.66–0.98) | 0.034 | 0.78 | (0.66–0.92) | 0.003 | |
| Comparison of socio-economic status | Survey | Quit smoking for at least 6 months in last 12 months | Quit tobacco (both smoking and smokeless tobacco) in last 12 months | Quit attempt in last 12 months | ||||||
| Pooled AOR | 95% CI | P-value of the test of AOR = 1 | Pooled AOR | 95% CI | P-value of the test of AOR = 1 | Pooled AOR | 95% CI | P-value of the test of AOR = 1 | ||
| Wealth/Income | ||||||||||
| High vs Low Wealth/Income | GATS | 1.39 | (0.90–2.14) | 0.141 | 1.36 | (0.42–4.42) | 0.612 | 1.06 | (0.90–1.24) | 0.480 |
| ITC | 1.31 | (0.83–2.07) | 0.241 | 1.41 | (0.54–3.88) | 0.470 | 1.10 | (0.79–1.52) | 0.583 | |
| Pooled | 1.35 | (1.00–1.82) | 0.053 | 1.25 | (0.72–2.17) | 0.434 | 1.07 | (0.91–1.26) | 0.433 | |
| Middle vs Low Wealth/Income | GATS | 1.32 | (0.95–1.82) | 0.096 | 1.57 | (1.04–2.37) | 0.033 | 1.03 | (0.90–1.18) | 0.664 |
| ITC | 1.02 | (0.68–1.51) | 0.941 | 1.18 | (0.65–2.16) | 0.585 | 0.93 | (0.70–1.24) | 0.623 | |
| Pooled | 1.18 | (0.92–1.52) | 0.202 | 1.43 | (1.02–2.01) | 0.039 | 0.98 | (0.85–1.13) | 0.801 | |
| Education | ||||||||||
| High vs low education | GATS | 1.34 | (0.96–1.88) | 0.086 | 1.57 | (0.33–7.57) | 0.575 | 1.03 | (0.84–1.25) | 0.796 |
| ITC | 1.19 | (0.80–1.77) | 0.392 | 0.82 | (0.36–1.88) | 0.636 | 1.14 | (0.95–1.36) | 0.150 | |
| Pooled | 1.28 | (0.99–1.65) | 0.063 | 1.13 | (0.47–2.70) | 0.782 | 1.07 | (0.94–1.21) | 0.332 | |
| Middle vs low education | GATS | 0.99 | (0.69–1.42) | 0.947 | 0.93 | (0.29–2.95) | 0.902 | 1.05 | (0.96–1.16) | 0.279 |
| ITC | 0.85 | (0.60–1.20) | 0.346 | 0.88 | (0.49–1.56) | 0.654 | 1.11 | (0.95–1.30) | 0.173 | |
| Pooled | 0.95 | (0.74–1.21) | 0.666 | 1.00 | (0.61–1.63) | 0.987 | 1.07 | (0.99–1.16) | 0.104 | |
| Residence | ||||||||||
| Urban vs Rural | GATS | 0.91 | (0.76–1.09) | 0.313 | 1.27 | (0.62–2.60) | 0.518 | 1.01 | (0.86–1.18) | 0.920 |
| ITC | 1.01 | (0.58–1.74) | 0.978 | 0.84 | (0.46–1.54) | 0.567 | 0.67 | (0.41–1.10) | 0.114 | |
| Pooled | 0.92 | (0.77–1.09) | 0.305 | 1.05 | (0.72–1.52) | 0.808 | 0.92 | (0.77–1.08) | 0.298 | |
| Employment | ||||||||||
| Employed vs Not Employed | GATS | 0.71 | (0.53–0.94) | 0.018 | 0.85 | (0.48–1.51) | 0.585 | 0.93 | (0.81–1.07) | 0.335 |
| ITC | 0.80 | (0.58–1.12) | 0.199 | 0.67 | (0.43–1.05) | 0.078 | 1.12 | (0.94–1.33) | 0.194 | |
| Pooled | 0.75 | (0.61–0.93) | 0.007 | 0.75 | (0.54–1.05) | 0.089 | 1.01 | (0.90–1.14) | 0.846 | |
Note: The pooled AORS for quit tobacco (both smoking and smokeless tobacco) in the past 12 months are based on estimates from Bangladesh and India only. Other measures include all the eight countries. The AORs in bold are significant at 10% level.