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Table 3 Likelihood* of being a daily smoker by educational level, and attributable fractions, for men and women, Denmark and Sweden

From: Differences in socioeconomic and gender inequalities in tobacco smoking in Denmark and Sweden; a cross sectional comparison of the equity effect of different public health policies

  

Women

Men

  

Denmark

Sweden

Denmark

Sweden

18-44 years

     
 

OR educational level 4

1

1

1

1

 

OR educational level 3 (95% CI)

2.1 (1.6-2.8)

2.1 (1.5-2.9)

1.8 (1.4-2.4)

1.4 (1.0-2.0)

 

OR educational level 2 (95% CI)

2.8 (2.0-4.0)

2.9 (2.1-3.9)

2.6 (1.9-3.7)

1.8 (1.4-2.5)

 

OR educational level 1 (95% CI)

4.8 (3.4-6.9)

6.6 (4.7-9.2)

4.8 (3.4-6.7)

5.3 (3.8-7.5)

 

Attributable fraction (AF) educational level 3

0.41

0.47

0.36

0.25

 

Attributable fraction (AF) educational level 2

0.51

0.59

0.49

0.41

 

Attributable fraction (AF) educational level 1

0.63

0.77

0.63

0.74

 

sTAF educational level 3

0.17

0.10

0.12

0.04

 

sTAF educational level 2

0.10

0.27

0.12

0.18

 

sTAF educational level 1

0.13

0.19

0.17

0.21

 

Total attributable fraction (TAF)

0.41

0.55

0.40

0.43

45-64 years

     
 

OR educational level 4

1

1

1

1

 

OR educational level 3 (95% CI)

1.7 (1.2-2.5)

1.7 (1.2-2.4)

1.9 (1.4-2.8)

1.0 (0.7-1.4)

 

OR educational level 2 (95% CI)

1.8 (1.2-2.5)

2.8 (2.0-4.0)

2.0 (1.4-2.8)

1.1 (0.8-1.6)

 

OR educational level 1 (95% CI)

3.0 (2.0-4.4)

2.4 (1.8-3.2)

2.6 (1.7-3.9)

2.2 (1.7-2.9)

 

Attributable fraction (AF) educational level 3

0.31

0.35

0.35

-0.03

 

Attributable fraction (AF) educational level 2

0.33

0.55

0.35

0.09

 

Attributable fraction (AF) educational level 1

0.50

0.50

0.44

0.46

 

sTAF educational level 3

0.09

0.06

0.09

0.00

 

sTAF educational level 2

0.09

0.10

0.14

0.01

 

sTAF educational level 1

0.14

0.28

0.08

0.29

 

Total attributable fraction (TAF)

0.32

0.43

0.31

0.29

65-80 years

     
 

OR educational level 4

1

1

1

1

 

OR educational level 3 (95% CI)

0.7 (0.4-1.6)

0.5 (0.2-1.9)

1.4 (0.7-2.6)

0.7 (0.3-1.6)

 

OR educational level 2 (95% CI)

1.2 (0.6-2.3)

0.9 (0.3-2.7)

1.9 (1.1-3.3)

0.6 (0.2-1.7)

 

OR educational level 1 (95% CI)

1.4 (0.7-2.6)

1.2 (0.5-2.7)

2.8 (1.6-4.9)

1.0 (0.6-1.8)

 

Attributable fraction (AF) educational level 3

-0.25

-0.72

0.21

-0.45

 

Attributable fraction (AF) educational level 2

0.12

-0.07

0.37

-0.48

 

Attributable fraction (AF) educational level 1

0.20

0.13

0.49

0.02

 

sTAF educational level 3

-0.03

-0.03

0.03

-0.04

 

sTAF educational level 2

0.04

-0.01

0.14

-0.03

 

sTAF educational level 1

0.09

0.11

0.17

0.02

 

Total attributable fraction (TAF)

0.10

0.08

0.34

-0.04

All ages

     
 

OR educational level 4

1

1

1

1

 

OR educational level 3 (95% CI)

1.8 (1.4-2.2)

1.8 (1.4-2.2)

1.8 (1.4-2.2)

1.1 (0.8-1.4)

 

OR educational level 2 (95% CI)

2.1 (1.6-2.6)

2.5 (2.0-3.1)

2.3 (1.9-2.9)

1.4 (1.1-1.7)

 

OR educational level 1 (95% CI)

3.0 (2.4-3.7)

2.5 (2.0-3.1)

3.5 (2.8-4.4)

2.5 (2.0-3.0)

 

Attributable fraction (AF) educational level 3

0.34

0.39

0.33

0.07

 

Attributable fraction (AF) educational level 2

0.40

0.53

0.43

0.23

 

Attributable fraction (AF) educational level 1

0.52

0.54

0.54

0.52

 

sTAF educational level 3

0.11

0.07

0.09

0.01

 

sTAF educational level 2

0.10

0.16

0.14

0.06

 

sTAF educational level 1

0.14

0.23

0.13

0.25

 

Total attributable fraction (TAF)

0.35

0.46

0.36

0.32

  1. * likelihood expressed as Odds Ratios (OR), where highest educational level (4) is the reference group Weighted data. N = 19 635
  2. Educational level 4 = 15+ years education
  3. Educational level 3 = 13-14 years education
  4. Educational level 2 = 11-12 years education
  5. Educational level 1 = up to 10 years education
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