Table 3.
Association between standardised packaging use and thoughts about health risks and thoughts about quitting (N = 1865).
| Thought about health risks (A lot/somewhat)+ | Thought about quitting (A lot/somewhat)+ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | AOR | 95% CI | p-value | % | AOR | 95% CI | p-value | |
| Standardised packaging | ||||||||
| Never users | 19.4% | 1 | 14.2% | 1 | ||||
| Current users | 34.2% | 1.92 | 1.38,2.68 | <0.001 | 26.9% | 1.90 | 1.30,2.77 | <0.001 |
| Previous users | 26.7% | 1.25 | 0.78,1.99 | 0.36 | 25.3% | 1.64 | 0.99,2.71 | 0.06 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 16–34 | 41.5% | 1 | 32.2% | 1 | ||||
| 35–54 | 31.3% | 0.69 | 0.54,0.88 | 0.003 | 26.3% | 0.81 | 0.62,1.05 | 0.11 |
| 55–64 | 23.3% | 0.48 | 0.34,0.68 | <0.001 | 17.1% | 0.47 | 0.32,0.69 | <0.001 |
| 65+ | 22.7% | 0.48 | 0.33,0.70 | <0.001 | 16.2% | 0.48 | 0.31,0.73 | <0.001 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 27.6% | 1 | 22.0% | 1 | ||||
| Female | 35.2% | 1.17 | 0.95,1.44 | 0.14 | 27.9% | 1.10 | 0.88,1.38 | 0.39 |
| Social Grade | ||||||||
| ABC1 | 27.5% | 1 | 21.2% | 1 | ||||
| C2DE | 34.4% | 1.34 | 1.09,1.67 | 0.01 | 27.8% | 1.36 | 1.08,1.72 | 0.01 |
| Quit attempts in past 12 months | ||||||||
| None / Don’t know | 23.9% | 1 | 17.2% | 1 | ||||
| At least one | 41.9% | 1.73 | 1.39,2.15 | <0.001 | 36.0% | 1.87 | 1.48,2.36 | <0.001 |
| Heaviness of Smoking Index | 0.95 | 0.88,1.02 | 0.16 | 0.99 | 0.91,1.07 | 0.79 | ||
| Currently trying to quit / reduce | ||||||||
| No / Don't know | 21.3% | 1 | 13.4% | 1 | ||||
| Yes | 39.2% | 1.89 | 1.51,2.38 | <0.001 | 33.9% | 2.62 | 2.03,3.38 | <0.001 |
+ Weighted data; Odds ratios and Confidence Intervals adjusted for age, gender, social grade, quit attempts in past 12 months, Heaviness of Smoking Index and Currently trying to quit/reduce.
Bold values indicate statistically significant findings.