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Table 2 Correlates of purchasing singles, adult Mexican smokers

From: Consumption of single cigarettes and quitting behavior: A longitudinal analysis of Mexican smokers

Baseline independent variables

% bought singles at last purchase

Bought singles at last purchase*

Freq of buying singles**

Freq of buying singles to reduce consumption**

   

Bivariate OR (95% CI)

Adj OR*** (95% CI)

Bivariate B (SE)

Adj B*** (SE)

Bivariate B (SE)

Adj B*** (SE)

Entire population

16.5%

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--

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Sex

Female

16.5%

1

1

0

0

0

0

 

Male

19.3%

1.21[0.90 - 1.61]

1.35[0.96 - 1.91]

0.08[0.11]

0.19[0.14]

-0.03[0.14]

0.06[0.15]

Age

18-24

22.5%

1

1

0

0

0

0

 

25-39

20.0%

0.86[0.52 - 1.41]

1.17[0.67 - 2.05]

-0.38[0.19]a

-0.24[0.22]

-0.40[0.19]a

-0.19[0.23]

 

40-55

12.9%

0.51[0.30 - 0.88]a

0.87[0.46 - 1.64]

-0.86[0.21]c

-0.59[0.24]a

-0.75[0.20]c

-0.39[0.24]

 

55+

17.9%

0.75[0.40 - 1.39]

1.08[0.50 - 2.35]

-1.02[0.25]c

-0.93[0.27]c

-1.02[0.25]c

-0.83[0.33]a

Education

< Middle school

21.1%

1

1

0

0

0

0

 

Middle school

17.9%

0.82[0.56 - 1.20]

0.63[0.38 - 1.06]

0.05[0.16]

-0.30[0.18]

0.00[0.15]

-0.31[0.21]

 

Technical school

18.2%

0.83[0.45 - 1.55]

1.19[0.56 - 2.54]

-0.03[0.22]

-0.05[0.26]

0.10[0.23]

0.14[0.27]

 

High school

18.0%

0.82[0.47 - 1.45]

0.66[0.36 - 1.24]

0.03[0.22]

-0.19[0.21]

0.10[0.21]

-0.11[0.27]

 

> High school

14.6%

0.64[0.34 - 1.21]

0.7[0.30 - 1.64]

-0.37[0.23]

-0.43[0.25]

-0.20[0.25]

-0.23[0.34]

Monthly household income (pesos)

$0-3000

25.6%

1

1

0

0

0

0

 

$ 3001-5000

20.2%

0.73[0.46 - 1.18]

0.89[0.53 - 1.49]

-0.42[0.18]a

-0.18[0.18]

-0.30[0.19]

-0.07[0.22]

 

$5001-8000

12.6%

0.42[0.27 - 0.65]c

0.59[0.36 - 0.95]a

-0.89[0.20]c

-0.63[0.23]b

-0.66[0.22]b

-0.27[0.27]

 

$8001 or more

15.4%

0.53[0.31 - 0.91]a

0.67[0.41 - 1.10]

-0.57[0.22]a

-0.21[0.22]

-0.32[0.22]

0.04[0.27]

 

Missing

12.9%

0.43[0.24 - 0.77]b

0.61[0.29 - 1.30]

-1.15[0.22]c

-0.89[0.23]c

-0.98[0.26]c

-0.62[0.29]a

Smoking intensity

Non daily

31.3%

1

1

0

0

0

0

 

Daily < = 5 cigs

15.4%

0.40[0.28 - 0.57]c

0.41[0.28 - 0.59]c

-0.39[0.15]a

0.04[0.17]

-0.59[0.17]c

-0.31[0.20]

 

Daily >5 cigs

7.4%

0.18[0.09 - 0.33]c

0.14[0.08 - 0.25]c

-0.80[0.16]c

-0.58[0.16]c

-0.89[0.19]c

-0.72[0.20]c

Tried quit in last year

No

15.2%

1

1

0

0

0

0

 

Yes

23.9%

1.74[1.18 - 2.58]b

1.07[0.68 - 1.68]

0.68[0.13]c

0.39[0.15]b

0.79[0.14]c

0.48[0.16]b

Intend to quit in next 6 months

No

15.0%

1

1

0

0

0

0

 

Yes

29.5%

2.26[1.46 - 3.49]c

2.17[1.45 - 3.27]c

0.69[0.16]c

0.57[0.17]b

0.74[0.19]c

0.59[0.20]b

Urge to smoke when see singles sold

None

8.2%

1

1

0

0

0

0

 

3 or less/mo

16.2%

2.17[1.32 - 3.58]b

1.84[1.03 - 3.29]a

1.45[0.19]c

1.36[0.20]c

1.67[0.22]c

1.59[0.25]c

 

Weekly or more

39.6%

7.36[5.00 - 10.85]c

8.06[5.27 - 12.30]c

2.47[0.16]c

2.41[0.16]c

2.29[0.21]c

2.19[0.22]c

Observations

   

1586

 

1583

 

1579

  1. a: p < 0.05; b: p < 0.01; c: p < 0.001.
  2. *logistic regression models estimated to determine purchasing singles at last purchase; all variables in models assessed at baseline only.
  3. **ordinal regression model estimated to determine frequency of purchasing singles; all variables in models assessed at baseline only.
  4. ***models adjust for all variables shown in the table