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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 28.
Published in final edited form as: Tob Control. 2020 May;29(Suppl 3):s203–s215. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055255

Table 4:

Correlates of Quitting Among Quit Attempters Who were Current Established Users (Adults 18+) at Baseline and Made a Quit Attempt at Follow-Up.

Quitting among quit attempters at follow-up
Cigarettes ENDS Cigars Hookah Smokeless
Correlates at baseline % 95% CI aOR1 95% CI % 95% CI aOR1 95% CI % 95% CI aOR1 95% CI % 95% CI aOR1 95% CI % 95% CI aOR1 95% CI
Overall 32.9 (31.4–34.3) N/A N/A 85.4 (82.7–87.7) N/A N/A 62.5 (59.7–65.2) N/A N/A 84.2 (81.2–86.9) N/A N/A 51.6 (47.7–55.5) N/A N/A
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
Age group
 18–24 40.5 (37.1–44.0) -- -- 83.2 (78.2–87.3) -- -- 67.5 (63.4–71.4) -- -- 82.6 (78.7–85.9) -- -- 51.9 (45.6–58.2) -- --
 25–39 34.3 (31.6–37.2) 0.8 (0.7–1.0)* 84.1 (79.3–88.0) . 64.7 (60.2–69.0) . 87.6 (81.9–91.7) . 53.5 (46.6–60.2) 1.1 (0.7–1.8)
 40–54 27.4 (24.7–30.2) 0.7 (0.5–0.9)** 88.5 (83.8–91.9) . 63.3 (56.7–69.4) . # # . 49.6 (41.5–57.8) 1.3 (0.8–2.2)
 55+ 31.6 (28.2–35.2) 0.9 (0.7–1.3) 88.9 (82.3–93.3) . 49.7 (42.1–57.3) . # # . 49.3 (33.4–65.3) 1.3 (0.6–3.0)
Sex
 Female 30.5 (28.6–32.6) -- -- 87.2 (83.7–90.0) -- -- 65.1 (60.6–69.4) -- -- 85.2 (80.3–89.0) -- -- 57.2 (44.0–69.4) -- --
 Male 34.8 (32.8–36.8) 1.1 (1.0–1.3) 84.0 (79.7–87.5) . 61.6 (58.0–65.0) . 83.7 (79.3–87.3) . 51.4 (47.4–55.4) 0.8 (0.4–1.7)
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White 33.1 (31.4–35.0) -- -- 86.5 (83.3–89.1) -- -- 62.7 (58.7–66.4) -- -- 88.3 (84.3–91.4) -- -- 51.2 (47.0–55.5) -- --
 Non-Hispanic Black 25.5 (21.4–30.1) 0.7 (0.5–0.9)** 78.9 (70.4–85.4) . 56.7 (50.4–62.8) . 83.4 (72.8–90.4) . # # 1.2 (0.4–3.4)
 Non-Hispanic Other (includes two or more races) 36.8 (30.4–43.6) 1.0 (0.7–1.4) # # . 68.4 (54.8–79.4) . 74.9 (60.2–85.5) . 46.4 (31.4–62.0) 0.7 (0.3–1.5)
 Hispanic 38.2 (33.9–42.8) 1.0 (0.8–1.3) 85.2 (77.9–90.5) . 68.3 (61.3–74.6) . 79.4 (72.2–85.1) . # # 0.9 (0.4–1.9)
Sexual orientation
 Straight/Heterosexual 32.9 (31.3–34.4) -- -- 85.4 (82.5–87.9) -- -- 62.1 (58.9–65.1) -- -- 83.0 (79.6–85.9) -- -- 51.0 (47.0–55.0) -- --
 Gay or Lesbian 29.5 (21.3–39.1) 0.8 (0.5–1.4) # # . # # . # # . # # 0.3 (0.0–4.8)
 Bisexual 34.1 (27.9–40.9) 1.1 (0.8–1.4) # # . 62.2 (50.6–72.5) . # # . # # 3.0 (0.9–10.4)
 Something else 32.5 (21.4–46.0) 1.1 (0.6–2.2) # # . # # . # # . # # 2.0 (0.0–91.4)
Educational attainment
 Less than high school or some high school (no diploma) or GED 24.7 (22.3–27.1) -- -- 86.9 (81.7–90.7) -- -- 65.8 (60.4–70.8) -- -- 77.2 (68.1–84.2) -- -- 54.5 (47.7–61.2) -- --
 High school graduate—diploma 33.3 (30.2–36.6) 1.4 (1.1–1.7)** 82.7 (77.3–86.9) . 65.6 (57.8–72.6) . 84.6 (78.3–89.2) . 51.2 (45.0–57.4) 1.0 (0.7–1.6)
 Some college (no degree) or associate degree 33.6 (31.2–36.2) 1.3 (1.1–1.6)* 85.3 (81.0–88.7) . 59.0 (54.9–63.0) . 84.6 (79.4–88.7) . 50.1 (43.8–56.4) 0.9 (0.6–1.4)
 Bachelor’s degree or more 44.4 (40.3–48.5) 1.5 (1.1–1.9)** 88.4 (81.6–92.8) . 60.8 (51.1–69.7) . # # . 52.5 (40.2–64.5) 1.0 (0.4–2.5)
Annual household income
 < $25,000 27.1 (25.3–29.1) -- -- 84.5 (80.8–87.6) -- -- 60.8 (56.7–64.8) -- -- 81.5 (76.9–85.4) -- -- 59.2 (53.3–64.9) -- --
 $25,000– $74,999 35.7 (33.1–38.3) 1.3 (1.1–1.6)** 88.1 (84.3–91.1) . 65.7 (60.9–70.2) . 81.1 (74.9–86.0) . 47.2 (41.2–53.3) 0.6 (0.4–1.0)*
 ≥ $75,000 44.1 (40.0–48.2) 1.5 (1.2–1.8)** 83.2 (73.7–89.7) . 60.1 (51.1–68.5) . # # . 47.4 (38.0–56.9) 0.7 (0.4–1.4)
 Not reported 31.8 (26.8–37.3) 1.1 (0.8–1.6) # # . 66.7 (56.5–75.5) . # # . 53.3 (35.7–70.0) 0.9 (0.4–2.0)
TOBACCO USE CORRELATES
Use of cigarettes
 No P30D use N/A N/A N/A N/A 83.1 (77.5–87.6) -- -- 62.8 (55.7–69.3) -- -- 90.9 (86.6–93.9) -- -- 44.3 (38.1–50.6) -- --
 P30D use N/A N/A N/A N/A 85.9 (82.8–88.5) . 62.4 (59.3–65.3) . 80.6 (76.5–84.1) . 58.3 (53.4–62.9) 2.0 (1.3–2.9)***
Use of ENDS
 No P30D use 33.0 (31.3–34.7) -- -- N/A N/A N/A N/A 61.8 (58.0–65.5) -- -- 86.2 (82.0–89.6) -- -- 51.6 (46.8–56.2) -- --
 P30D use 33.0 (30.3–35.9) 1.0 (0.8–1.2) N/A N/A N/A N/A 64.1 (59.0–68.9) . 81.6 (76.8–85.6) . 53.0 (45.5–60.4) 0.7 (0.5–1.2)
Use of cigars
 No P30D use 32.6 (31.0–34.3) -- -- 86.3 (83.3–88.8) -- -- N/A N/A N/A N/A 87.1 (83.3–90.2) -- -- 50.4 (45.4–55.4) -- --
 P30D use 33.5 (30.9–36.2) 1.1 (0.9–1.3) 83.1 (78.0–87.2) . N/A N/A N/A N/A 79.6 (73.1–84.8) . 55.0 (47.9–61.9) 0.7 (0.4–1.1)
Use of hookah
 No P30D use 32.4 (30.9–33.9) -- -- 85.5 (82.7–87.9) -- -- 62.9 (59.7–66.0) -- -- N/A N/A N/A N/A 51.5 (47.3–55.7) -- --
 P30D use 39.8 (34.2–45.7) 1.1 (0.8–1.5) 84.9 (78.1–89.8) . 59.7 (52.9–66.1) . N/A N/A N/A N/A 52.9 (40.8–64.7) 1.1 (0.6–2.2)
Use of smokeless
 No P30D use 32.2 (30.7–33.7) -- -- 86.1 (83.5–88.4) -- -- 62.8 (59.7–65.8) -- -- 84.3 (81.1–87.1) -- -- N/A N/A N/A N/A
 P30D use 41.8 (35.9–47.9) 1.5 (1.1–1.9)** # # . 61.0 (53.7–67.7) . 83.4 (72.9–90.4) . N/A N/A N/A N/A
Frequency of use of the given product
 No every day use 50.2 (47.2–53.2) -- -- 88.7 (85.7–91.1) -- -- 66.7 (63.6–69.6) -- -- 85.0 (81.9–87.6) -- -- 63.7 (57.3–69.6) -- --
 Every day use 24.0 (22.5–25.6) 0.5 (0.4–0.6)*** 75.7 (69.9–80.8) . 45.1 (38.1–52.2) . # # . 36.8 (30.6–43.6) 0.4 (0.2–0.6)***
Mean tobacco dependence score2 48.5 (47.4–49.5) 0.6 (0.6–0.7)*** 48.3 (46.1–50.6) . 44.4 (42.1–46.7) . 28.6 (26.2–31.1) . 49.6 (47.0–52.1) 0.7 (0.6–0.9)**

Notes:

Abbreviations: P30D = past 30-day; ENDS = electronic nicotine delivery system; aOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; N/A = not applicable

The percentages and odds ratios in the table are based on weighted data.

Denominator N (unweighted number of observations) for aOR in “Cigarettes” = 5,208

Denominator N (unweighted number of observations) for aOR in “ENDS” = 1,183

Denominator N (unweighted number of observations) for aOR in “Cigars” = 1,369

Denominator N (unweighted number of observations) for aOR in “Hookah” = 785

Denominator N (unweighted number of observations) for aOR in “Smokeless” = 859

Tobacco product types were categorized into five groups: cigarettes, ENDS (e-cigarettes at Wave 1, and e-cigarettes, e-cigars, e-pipes, and e-hookah at Waves 2 & 3), cigars (traditional cigars, cigarillos, filtered cigars), hookah, and smokeless tobacco (loose snus, moist snuff, dip, spit, chewing tobacco, and snus pouches).

For each of the five tobacco products, use is defined with respect to the given tobacco product/any tobacco product:

Current established use is defined for cigarettes as currently smoking every day or some days and having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in the lifetime; current established use is defined for other tobacco products as currently using the product every day or some days and having ever used the product “fairly regularly”;

Making a quit attempt is defined as having tried to quit using the given tobacco product in the past 12 months (or having tried to quit using tobacco products generally in the past 12 months if the respondent was using more than one type of tobacco product at baseline), or not currently using the given tobacco product (or tobacco products generally) at follow-up (i.e., not using every day or somedays at follow-up);

P30D use is defined as using the product at least once in the past 30 days.

The outcome ‘quitting’ is defined as no everyday/someday use at follow-up (vs. everyday/someday use at follow-up) among current established users at baseline who made a quit attempt at follow-up. Since no P30D use at baseline is defined with respect to each tobacco product, P30D use of ‘other’ tobacco products at baseline are considered as correlates of ‘quitting’ for the given tobacco product at follow-up.

GEE logistic regression analyses were used to assess correlates of no everyday/someday use at follow-up among current established users at baseline who made a quit attempt at follow-up using two wave pairs (i.e., Wave 1-Wave 2 and Wave 2-Wave 3), including up to two change data points per individual and statistically controlling for the correlation among observations from the same individuals.

All correlates reflect baseline measurement for each wave pair (e.g., when evaluating change between Wave 1 and Wave 2, the age correlate reflects a person’s age at Wave 1, and when evaluating change between Wave 2 and Wave 3, the age correlate reflects a person’s age at Wave 2).

1

Analyses adjusted for age group, sex, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, educational attainment, annual household income, each tobacco use correlate, and wave.

2

Tobacco dependence score was defined as described and validated by Strong et al. (2017). Weighted means are presented with 95% confidence intervals. To estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals, the tobacco dependence variable was scaled to a mean of 0 with standard deviation of 1 for each tobacco product (therefore, ORs indicate the likelihood of the outcome per standard deviation unit increase in the level of tobacco dependence for each tobacco product).

#

Estimates with either a relative standard error greater than 30 or a corresponding denominator less than 50 have been suppressed.

GEE models failed to converge for ENDS, cigars, hookah, and smokeless tobacco.

*

p <0.05

**

p <0.01

***

p <0.001

“.” Indicates the adjusted GEE model was not able to converge, likely due to small cell sizes.