Table 3.

Predictors of readiness to quit smoking during the COVID-19 pandemic using Ordinal Logistic Regression

	Smoking-related COVID risks – aOR n = 1,092	General COVID risks – aOR n = 1,178
“Smoking cigarettes can cause me to be more likely to get coronavirus.” Strongly disagree/disagree Neutral Strongly agree/agree	0.83 (0.57, 1.21) REF 1.06 (0.68, 1.65)
“Smoking cigarettes can cause me to have more severe effects of coronavirus.” Strongly disagree/disagree Neutral Strongly agree/agree	0.87 (0.52, 1.45) REF 1.65 (1.18, 2.30)**
Perceived likelihood of COVID infection		1.03 (0.81, 1.31)
Perceived severity of COVID symptoms		1.14 (1.07, 1.22)***
Gender Male Female	REF 1.21 (0.89, 1.65)	REF 1.06 (0.79, 1.43)
Age 18–29 30–44 45–59 60+	REF 1.63 (0.86, 3.09) 2.28 (1.20, 4.32)** 2.50 (1.29, 4.85)**	REF 1.57 (0.85, 2.87) 1.89 (1.01, 3.50)* 1.80 (0.85, 3.39)
Race/ethnicity White, NH Black, NH Other, NH Hispanic	REF 1.74 (0.99, 3.08) 0.91 (0.48, 1.72) 0.98 (0.54, 1.77)	REF 1.80 (1.05, 3.10)* 0.90 (0.49, 1.63) 0.98 (0.58, 1.65)
Education < High School High School Some College College grad+	REF 0.95 (0.58, 1.55) 1.00 (0.61, 1.63) 0.89 (0.47, 1.68)	REF 1.08 (0.69, 1.69) 1.14 (0.73, 1.80) 0.97 (0.54, 1.75)
Household Income < $30,000 $30 K - $99,999 ≥ $100,000	REF 1.09 (0.74, 1.59) 1.84 (1.04, 3.25)*	REF 1.26 (0.89, 1.80) 2.24 (1.33, 3.75)**
ENDS use status Current user Recent quitter Never use/long-term quitter	REF 1.51 (0.68, 3.35) 0.79 (0.49, 1.28)	REF 1.40 (0.61, 3.23) 0.77 (0.49, 1.22)
Psychological distress	1.04 (1.01, 1.08)**	1.03 (1.00, 1.06)*
Lower self-efficacy for quitting	0.85 (0.67, 1.07)	0.79 (0.63, 1.00)*
Nicotine dependence	0.99 (0.94, 1.04)	0.98 (0.93, 1.03)
Cigarettes harder to obtain	0.64 (0.38, 1.07)	0.70 (0.45, 1.08)
Cigarettes less affordable	1.18 (0.86, 1.63)	1.24 (0.92, 1.67)
Less time spent where smoking allowed	1.28 (0.95, 1.71)	1.22 (0.93, 1.61)

* p ≤ 0.05, ** p ≤ 0.01, *** p ≤ 0.001.