Table 4 Prevalence ratios for current cigarette smoking according to categories of individual-level and neighborhood-level SES characteristics from race- and sex-stratified multivariate robust Poisson regression models^a

Individual-level variables

Household income

   < $15, 000

1.67

(1.49-1.88)

1.68

(1.43-1.98)

1.60

(1.36-1.87)

2.04

(1.76-2.36)

   $15, 000-$25, 000

1.50

(1.33-1.68)

1.48

(1.26-1.73)

1.52

(1.29-1.78)

1.86

(1.60-2.15)

   $25, 000-$50, 000

1.31

(1.16-1.48)

1.24

(1.05-1.47)

1.35

(1.14-1.59)

1.45

(1.24-1.69)

   ≥$50, 000

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Education (years)

   < 9

1.14

(1.06-1.24)

1.27

(1.14-1.41)

1.31

(1.15-1.49)

1.60

(1.42-1.81)

   9- < 12

1.26

(1.18-1.35)

1.47

(1.35-1.60)

1.49

(1.33-1.67)

1.54

(1.37-1.72)

   12- < 16

1.19

(1.11-1.27)

1.27

(1.17-1.38)

1.34

(1.20-1.49)

1.38

(1.24-1.54)

   ≥16

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Marital status

   Married

0.81

(0.78-0.84)

0.81

(0.78-0.85)

0.79

(0.74-0.85)

0.94

(0.87-1.02)

   Separated/Divorced

1.05

(1.02-1.07)

0.90

(0.87-0.93)

1.10

(1.04-1.16)

1.17

(1.09-1.26)

   Widowed

0.99

(0.93-1.06)

0.87

(0.81-0.92)

1.23

(1.10-1.38)

1.11

(1.01-1.23)

   Single/Never married

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Currently working

   Yes

0.95

(0.92-0.97)

0.80

(0.77-0.83)

0.95

(0.90-1.00)

0.84

(0.80-0.89)

   No

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Neighborhood-level variables

Household income

   < $18, 879

0.99

(0.93-1.06)

0.97

(0.88-1.08)

0.98

(0.87-1.10)

0.92

(0.81-1.04)

   $18, 879 - < $26, 094

1.00

(0.94-1.06)

1.02

(0.94-1.11)

0.92

(0.84-1.01)

0.95

(0.87-1.04)

   $26, 094 - < $34, 583

0.99

(0.94-1.04)

0.99

(0.92-1.06)

0.98

(0.92-1.05)

0.97

(0.91-1.03)

   ≥$34, 583

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Percent adults with ≥ HS education ^b

   < 57.8%

0.97

(0.92-1.03)

1.02

(0.93-1.10)

1.00

(0.90-1.12)

1.02

(0.92-1.13)

   57.8% - < 67.5%

0.97

(0.92-1.02)

1.02

(0.95-1.10)

0.95

(0.86-1.04)

1.00

(0.92-1.09)

   67.5% - < 77.3%

0.99

(0.95-1.04)

1.00

(0.94-1.07)

1.02

(0.95-1.09)

1.02

(0.96-1.09)

   ≥77.3%

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Percent adults with ≥ college graduation^b

   < 5.8%

1.06

(1.01-1.12)

1.15

(1.07-1.24)

1.00

(0.92-1.10)

1.02

(0.94-1.12)

   5.8 - < 10.3%

1.08

(1.03-1.13)

1.08

(1.01-1.16)

0.98

(0.90-1.07)

1.01

(0.94-1.10)

   10.3 - < 17.1%

1.03

(0.99-1.08)

1.03

(0.97-1.10)

0.98

(0.91-1.05)

1.02

(0.96-1.09)

   ≥17.1%

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Percent households owner occupied

   < 43%

1.20

(1.14-1.26)

1.34

(1.25-1.44)

1.08

(0.99-1.17)

1.05

(0.96-1.14)

   43 - < 63%

1.14

(1.08-1.19)

1.22

(1.15-1.31)

1.04

(0.97-1.12)

1.05

(0.99-1.12)

   63 - < 80%

1.10

(1.05-1.16)

1.15

(1.08-1.23)

0.98

(0.92-1.04)

0.97

(0.92-1.03)

   ≥80%

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Median owner-occupied household value

   < $44, 300

0.91

(0.87-0.95)

0.88

(0.82-0.94)

0.95

(0.86-1.04)

1.07

(0.98-1.17)

   $44, 300 - < $57, 300

0.94

(0.90-0.98)

0.92

(0.86-0.98)

0.98

(0.90-1.06)

0.99

(0.92-1.08)

   $57, 300 - < $77, 400

0.97

(0.93-1.01)

0.98

(0.92-1.04)

1.03

(0.96-1.10)

1.05

(0.98-1.11)

   ≥$77, 400

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Percent households with interest, dividends, or net rental income

   < 8.0%

1.04

(0.98-1.09)

1.05

(0.96-1.13)

1.20

(1.08-1.33)

1.02

(0.91-1.13)

   8.0 - < 14.7%

1.05

(1.00-1.11)

1.02

(0.95-1.10)

1.12

(1.03-1.21)

1.00

(0.92-1.08)

   14.7 - < 24.1%

1.03

(0.98-1.08)

0.99

(0.93-1.06)

1.03

(0.97-1.09)

1.02

(0.97-1.08)

   ≥24.1%

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Percent employed

   < 49.5%

1.02

(0.98-1.07)

1.07

(1.00-1.15)

0.99

(0.91-1.08)

0.99

(0.91-1.07)

   49.5% - < 56.9%

1.00

(0.95-1.04)

1.07

(1.00-1.15)

0.97

(0.90-1.04)

0.98

(0.91-1.05)

   56.9% - < 64.1%

0.99

(0.95-1.03)

1.04

(0.98-1.11)

0.97

(0.92-1.04)

1.04

(0.98-1.09)

   ≥64.1%

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0