Skip to main content

Table 4 Likelihood* of continued smoking among all ever smokers ("unsuccessful quitters") 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)

1.3(0.9-1.8)

1.6(1.1-2.3)

1.6(1.1-2.3)

1.1(0.8-1.7)

 

OR educational level 2 (95% CI)

2.0(1.3-3.1)

1.8(1.3-2.4)

2.1(1.3-3.2)

1.4(1.0-2.0)

 

OR educational level 1 (95% CI)

2.4(1.5-3.9)

2.0(1.4-2.8)

2.7 (1.7-4.3)

2.0(1.3-2.9)

 

Attributable fraction (AF) educational level 3

0.08

0.19

0.15

0.06

 

Attributable fraction (AF) educational level 2

0.20

0.22

0.20

0.15

 

Attributable fraction (AF) educational level 1

0.24

0.25

0.25

0.25

 

sTAF educational level 3

0.04

0.04

0.05

0.01

 

sTAF educational level 2

0.04

0.10

0.05

0.07

 

sTAF educational level 1

0.05

0.05

0.06

0.06

 

Total attributable fraction (TAF)

0.12

0.19

0.16

0.14

45-64 years

     
 

OR educational level 4

    
 

OR educational level 3 (95% CI)

1.9 (1.3-2.9)

1.2 (0.8-1.7)

1.9 (1.3-3.0)

0.8 (0.6-1.2)

 

OR educational level 2 (95% CI)

2.1 (1.4-3.2)

1.9 (1.3-2.8)

1.8 (1.2-2.6)

0.9 (0.7-1.4)

 

OR educational level 1 (95% CI)

4.6 (2.8-7.7)

1.8 (1.4-2.5)

2.3 (1.4-3.6)

1.6(1.2-2.1)

 

Attributable fraction (AF) educational level 3

0.27

0.08

0.26

-0.16

 

Attributable fraction (AF) educational level 2

0.29

0.29

0.23

-0.03

 

Attributable fraction (AF) educational level 1

0.44

0.28

0.30

0.23

 

sTAF educational level 3

0.08

0.01

0.07

-0.02

 

sTAF educational level 2

0.08

0.05

0.09

-0.00

 

sTAF educational level 1

0.12

0.15

0.06

0.14

 

Total attributable fraction (TAF)

0.28

0.21

0.21

0.11

65+ years

     
 

OR educational level 4

1

1

1

1

 

OR educational level 3 (95% CI)

0.7 (0.3-1.5)

0.4 (0.1-1.5)

0.9 (0.4-1.7)

0.6 (0.3-1.4)

 

OR educational level 2 (95% CI)

1.0 (0.5-2.2)

1.0 (0.3-3.0)

1.1 (0.7-2.0)

0.9 (0.3-2.4)

 

OR educational level 1 (95% CI)

1.6 (0.8-3.2)

1.4 (0.6-3.3)

1.7 (0.9-3.0)

1.1 (0.6-2.0)

 

Attributable fraction (AF) educational level 3

-0.26

-0.86

-0.10

-0.49

 

Attributable fraction (AF) educational level 2

0.02

0.01

0.07

-0.10

 

Attributable fraction (AF) educational level 1

0.19

0.21

0.24

0.07

 

sTAF educational level 3

-0.04

-0.04

-0.01

-0.04

 

sTAF educational level 2

0.01

0.00

0.03

-0.01

 

sTAF educational level 1

0.09

0.17

0.08

0.05

 

Total attributable fraction (TAF)

0.06

0.13

0.10

0.01

All ages

     
 

OR educational level 4

1

1

1

1

 

OR educational level 3 (95% CI)

1.4 (1.1-1.8)

1.4 (1.1-1.7)

1.7 (1.3-2.2)

1.0 (0.8-1.2)

 

OR educational level 2 (95% CI)

1.5 (1.2-2.0)

2.0 (1.6-2.5)

1.5 (1.1-1.9)

1.6 (1.3-2.0)

 

OR educational level 1 (95% CI)

2.3 (1.7-3.1)

1.5 (1.2-1.9)

2.1 (1.6-2.7)

1.2 (1.0-1.5)

 

Attributable fraction (AF) educational level 3

0.14

0.15

0.20

-0.02

 

Attributable fraction (AF) educational level 2

0.17

0.28

0.15

0.23

 

Attributable fraction (AF) educational level 1

0.28

0.19

0.25

0.11

 

sTAF educational level 3

0.05

0.03

0.06

0.00

 

sTAF educational level 2

0.04

0.09

0.05

0.07

 

sTAF educational level 1

0.07

0.08

0.06

0.05

 

Total attributable fraction (TAF)

15.8

18.8

16.2

11.0

  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