Multivariate logistic regression analysis of current smoking among the employed female civilian US population by race/ethnic group, TUS-CPS 1998–2002
| Variable | African-American(n = 8467) | American Indian/Alaskan Native(n = 885) | Asian/Pacific Islander(n = 2600) | Hispanic(n = 5826) | Non-Hispanic white(n = 64998) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data weighted to adjust for selection probability. | |||||
| Age group | |||||
| 18–24 | 0.44 (0.34,0.57) | 0.79 (0.28,1.74) | 2.45 (1.14,5.25) | 0.73 (0.51,1.05) | 1.55 (1.38,1.74) |
| 25–44 | 0.92 (0.78,1.08) | 1.15 (0.66,2.02) | 1.87 (1.24,2.84) | 1.41 (1.15,1.72) | 1.65 (1.56,1.74) |
| 45–64 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Education (years) | |||||
| <12 | 2.01 (1.45,2.80) | 8.17 (3.23,20.71) | 1.54 (0.66,3.58) | 2.21 (1.38,3.55) | 3.14 (2.75,3.58) |
| 12 | 1.75 (1.34,2.29) | 3.09 (1.27,7.49) | 2.76 (1.63,4.68) | 2.10 (1.35,3.25) | 2.44 (2.26,2.64) |
| 13–15 | 1.51 (1.19,1.91) | 3.10 (1.33,7.24) | 1.83 (1.09,3.06) | 1.96 (1.32,2.91) | 1.98 (1.82,2.15) |
| 16+ | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 0.73 (0.59,0.90) | 0.63 (0.34,1.17) | 0.52 (0.31,0.86) | 0.55 (0.42,0.72) | 0.78 (0.72,0.85) |
| Widowed | 1.22 (0.80,1.85) | 0.98 (0.34,2.80) | 0.36 (0.08,1.70) | 0.59 (0.28,1.25) | 1.11 (0.95,1.29) |
| Divorced/separated | 1.34 (1.13,1.58) | 1.42 (0.70,2.86) | 1.17 (0.60,2.30) | 1.31 (0.95,1.79) | 1.53 (1.40,1.68) |
| Never married | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Poverty level | |||||
| Below the poverty level | 1.17 (0.91,1.50) | 1.47 (0.72,3.01) | 1.21 (0.66,2.22) | 0.72 (0.55,0.93) | 1.25 (1.11,1.42) |
| 100% to 124% of the poverty level | 0.91 (0.67,1.24) | 1.34 (0.50,3.58) | 1.35(0.56,3.29) | 0.71 (0.48,1.04) | 1.21 (1.03,1.41) |
| 125% to 149% of the poverty level | 1.15 (0.78,1.71) | 1.83 (0.60,5.62) | 1.19 (0.47,3.00) | 0.77 (0.54,1.10) | 1.15 (0.99,1.34) |
| 150% or more above the poverty level | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Occupation | |||||
| Professional/managerial | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Sales and administrative support | 0.99 (0.81,1.21) | 0.63 (0.34,1.18) | 0.94 (0.57,1.55) | 0.86 (0.65,1.13) | 0.93 (0.88,0.99) |
| Labourers | 0.85 (0.66,1.11) | 0.37 (0.15,0.92) | 0.54 (0.24,1.20) | 0.66 (0.44,0.99) | 1.03 (0.93,1.13) |
| Service | 1.09 (0.85,1.39) | 0.70 (0.35,1.40) | 1.16 (0.57,2.34) | 0.96 (0.67,1.38) | 1.13(1.03,1.23) |
| Workplace smoking policy | |||||
| No official smoking policy | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No smoking in work area | 0.96 (0.73,1.26) | 0.94 (0.50,1.77) | 1.16 (0.73,1.84) | 0.96 (0.71,1.30) | 0.78 (0.72,0.85) |
| Smoking permitted in some/all places at work | 1.15 (0.83,1.60) | 0.58 (0.29,1.31) | 1.79 (1.03,3.10) | 1.15 (0.83,1.59) | 0.96 (0.87,1.07) |
| Home smoking policy | |||||
| Smoking not permitted anywhere | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Smoking permitted as some places or some times | 11.12 (9.41,13.14) | 3.79 (2.37,6.06) | 7.28 (4.85,10.92) | 7.15 (5.72,8.94) | 5.86 (5.51,6.22) |
| Smoking is permitted anywhere at anytime | 28.83 (23.76,34.98) | 12.56 (7.41,21.30) | 21.50 (12.64,36.57) | 13.63 (10.32,18.00) | 14.76 (13.91,15.66) |