Table 3 Odds ratios for smoking initiation and continuation in three age groups in Hungary, 2000-2003.

From: Is income or employment a stronger predictor of smoking than education in economically less developed countries? A cross-sectional study in Hungary

		Odds ratios (with p-values)
		Men						Women
		Smoking initiation			Smoking continuation			Smoking initiation			Smoking continuation
		25-34	35-49	50-64	25-34	35-49	50-64	25-34	35-49	50-64	25-34	35-49	50-64
Education
	Higher	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
	Upper secondary	2.33**	1.62*	1.07	0.76	1.28	1.02	1.89**	1.16	1.04	1.37	1.31	0.98
	Lower secondary	3.55***	2.71***	1.31	0.56	1.54	1.23	2.58**	1.70*	0.94	3.25**	2.26*	0.75
	Primary or less	6.90***	3.35***	1.07	0.76	1.96	1.16	4.44***	1.52	0.67	7.11**	2.88**	1.13
Employment
	Non-manual employees	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
	Manual workers/farmers	0.83	1.27	1.27	1.98	0.72	0.83	1.19	1.16	1.08	0.79	1.23	1.65
	Self-employed	0.93	1.05	0.64	0.96	0.60	1.20	2.64*	1.17	0.53	1.41	1.21	0.34
	Non-employed	0.75	1.17	1.56	2.89**	0.64	0.76	0.90	1.38	1.01	0.30**	0.94	1.30
Household income
	1 Highest	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
	2	1.23	0.78	0.77	1.12	1.21	0.83	1.24	0.68*	0.94	1.03	0.84	0.85
	3	0.94	1.08	0.88	0.72	1.41	1.39	1.05	0.91	1.03	2.10	0.77	1.26
	4	1.15	1.05	0.80	1.11	2.48**	1.05	1.58	0.80	0.90	1.87	0.96	0.88
	5 Lowest	1.34	1.14	1.09	0.93	3.04***	1.74	3.01***	1.18	1.13	2.45**	1.66	1.39

All estimates were adjusted for age, marital status, place of residence, education, employment status and household income.
*** (p < 0.001); ** (p < 0.01); * (p < 0.05)

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