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Table 2 Factors associated with ever smokers compared to never smokers by country, weighted.

From: Determinants of smoking initiation among women in five European countries: a cross-sectional survey

 

All

(n = 5000)

France

(n = 1000)

Ireland

(n = 1000)

Italy

(n = 1000)

Czech Republic

(n = 1000)

Sweden

(n = 1000)

 

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Age

      

   18-24

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   25-34

1.43 (1.10, 1.86)

2.02 (1.08,3.78)

1.66 (1.01, 2.75)

1.44 (0.73, 2.83)

0.82 (0.44, 1.55)

1.56 (0.81, 3.01)

   35-44

1.58 (1.20, 2.08)

1.33 (0.71, 2.49)

1.81 (1.04, 3.15)

1.82 (0.90, 3.67)

1.11 (0.54, 2.29)

2.50 (1.29, 4.83)

   45-54

1.77 (1.33, 2.34)

1.53 (0.83, 2.92)

1.70 (0.95, 3.05)

2.66 (1.30, 5.45)

1.37 (0.66, 2.86)

2.57 (1.33, 4.94)

   55+

1.68 (1.28, 2.20)

1.53 (0.83, 2.79)

1.69 (0.94, 3.04)

1.98 (0.99, 3.93)

1.67 (0.81, 3.46)

2.61 (1.37, 4.96)

Age at last education

      

   <16

0.98 (0.75, 1.26)

0.56 (0.25, 1.26)

1.16 (0.57, 2.37)

0.89 (0.52, 1.52)

0.86 (0.39, 1.90)

0.96 (0.59, 1.55)

   16-19

1.09 (0.88, 1.36)

0.63 (0.30, 1.33)

1.00 (0.54, 1.87)

1.13 (0.69, 1.83)

1.23 (0.72, 2.08)

1.34 (0.92, 1.96)

   20-25

0.85 (0.68, 1.07)

0.55 (0.26, 1.13)

0.66 (0.35, 1.25)

0.96 (0.59, 1.57)

0.91 (0.52, 1.58)

0.83 (0.56, 1.24)

   >25

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Marital status

      

   Married

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Divorced/Separated

1.49 (1.23, 1.80)

1.16 (0.79, 1.67)

1.91 (1.12, 3.25)

2.00 (1.20, 3.35)

1.42 (0.94, 2.16)

1.73 (1.14, 2.63)

   Widowed

0.83 (0.67, 1.04)

1.44 (0.67, 3.10)

0.77 (0.49, 1.20)

0.89 (0.54, 1.46)

0.53 (0.33, 0.84)

1.36 (0.79, 2.36)

   Never married

1.13 (0.94, 1.35)

1.86 (1.14, 3.03)

1.28 (0.90, 1.85)

0.97 (0.66, 1.41)

1.21 (0.75, 1.94)

0.89 (0.56, 1.39)

   Unmarried couple

1.26 (1.01, 1.58)

1.22 (0.82, 1.82)

1.85 (0.85, 4.02)

1.66 (0.76, 3.60)

1.64 (0.48, 5.59)

1.20 (0.83, 1.73)

Income

      

   Well below the median

1.27 (1.00, 1.61)

1.57 (0.90, 2.74)

1.45 (0.83, 2.54)

1.11 (0.71, 1.75)

0.73 (0.40, 1.34)

1.87 (0.93, 3.75)

Below the median

Around the median

1.12 (0.94, 1.33)

1.00

1.17 (0.79, 1.74)

1.00

1.16 (0.80, 1.69)

1.00

0.98 (0.67, 1.43)

1.00

1.23 (0.81, 1.86)

1.00

1.03 (0.67, 1.59)

1.00

   Above the median

1.17 (0.97, 1.41)

1.61 (1.05, 2.49)

1.03 (0.69, 1.53)

1.00 (0.57, 1.76)

1.16 (0.76, 1.79)

1.13 (0.75, 1.72)

   Well above the median

0.97 (0.68, 1.36)

0.85 (0.36, 2.01)

0.47 (0.21, 1.04)

2.13 (0.23, 20.14)

2.14 (0.42, 10.79)

1.42 (0.84, 2.43)

   Refused to answer

0.87 (0.72, 1.04)

1.14 (0.75, 1.74)

0.88 (0.57, 1.35)

0.56 (0.37, 0.85)

0.81 (0.52, 1.25)

0.90 (0.60, 1.34)

Friends/family smoke

      

   None

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Few

1.45 (1.23, 1.71)

1.34 (0.89, 2.02)

1.73 (1.20, 2.50)

0.97 (0.67, 1.41)

3.09 (1.79, 5.33)

1.49 (1.09, 2.04)

   Less than half

2.35 (1.87, 2.95)

1.66 (1.00, 2.76)

2.25 (1.33, 3.81)

1.25 (0.74, 2.09)

8.40 (4.48, 15.74)

2.69 (1.58, 4.56)

   About half or more

3.97 (3.22, 4.88)

2.57 (1.64, 4.02)

4.03 (2.46, 6.63)

3.17 (2.08, 4.85)

8.26 (4.58, 14.89)

12.37 (5.99, 25.55)

Parents smoke

      

   No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Yes

1.67 (1.47, 1.89)

2.21 (1.65, 2.96)

1.40 (1.05, 1.87)

1.28 (0.97, 1.68)

2.21 (1.65, 2.96)

1.54 (1.16, 2.04)

  1. Odds ratios (ever smoker: never smoker) adjusted for all above listed variables (and country for the combined analysis).