Table 1 Characteristics associated with perceiving the 2009 federal cigarette tax increase as helpful among Minnesota current smokers in 2009, the Minnesota Adult Tobacco Survey Cohort Study (n = 727)
Overall | Helped think about quitting | Helped cut down on cigarettes | Helped make a quit attempt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | N(%) | N(%) | AOR (95% CI) | N(%) | AOR (95% CI) | N(%) | AOR (95% CI) |
Age | |||||||
20–29 | 108 (14.8%) | 61 (56.5%) | 0.63 (0.37, 1.07) | 43 (39.8%) | 0.69 (0.41, 1.16) | 28 (25.9%) | -- |
30–39 | 115 (15.8%) | 69 (60.5%) | 0.81 (0.48, 1.37) | 45 (39.1%) | 0.72 (0.43, 1.20) | 33 (28.7%) | |
40–49 | 154 (21.2%) | 98 (63.6%) | 0.88 (0.54, 1.44) | 75 (48.7%) | 0.97 (0.61, 1.56) | 46 (29.9%) | |
50–59 | 183 (25.2%) | 131 (72.4%) | 1.31 (0.80, 2.13) | 98 (53.9%) | 1.19 (0.75, 1.87) | 52 (28.6%) | |
60 or above | 167 (23.0%) | 108 (65.1%) | Ref. | 77 (46.7%) | Ref. | 51 (30.7%) | |
Gender | |||||||
Male | 349 (48.0%) | 216 (62.3%) | 0.82 (0.59, 1.13) | 159 (45.6%) | -- | 104 (29.8%) | -- |
Female | 378 (52.0%) | 251 (66.8%) | Ref. | 179 (47.7%) | 106 (28.2%) | ||
Education | |||||||
High school/GED | 292 (40.2%) | 205 (70.7%) | 2.44 (1.57, 3.79) | 154 (52.7%) | 2.18 (1.40, 3.42) | 102 (34.9%) | 1.92 (1.17, 3.17) |
Some college | 289 (39.8%) | 186 (64.4%) | 1.82 (1.18, 2.80) | 137 (47.6%) | 1.85 (1.18, 2.98) | 78 (27.0%) | 1.43 (0.86, 2.37) |
College or above | 145 (20.0%) | 75 (52.5%) | Ref. | 46 (32.2%) | Ref. | 29 (20.3%) | Ref. |
Income | |||||||
≤$35,000 | 246 (35.6%) | 159 (65.2%) | 1.03 (0.67, 1.58) | 119 (48.4%) | 1.47 (0.96, 2.24) | 86 (35.0%) | 1.64 (1.04, 2.59) |
$35,001-$75,000 | 271 (39.2%) | 180 (66.4%) | 1.18 (0.78, 1.77) | 143 (52.6%) | 1.85 (1.24, 2.77) | 77 (28.4%) | 1.27 (0.81, 1.99) |
≥$75,001 | 175 (25.3%) | 101 (58.4%) | Ref. | 60 (34.7%) | Ref. | 39 (22.5%) | Ref. |
Number of cigarettes smoked per month in 2009 | |||||||
≤6 packs | 182 (25.1%) | 114 (63.3%) | -- | 105 (58.3%) | Ref. | 80 (44.4%) | Ref. |
7-15 packs | 238 (32.8%) | 155 (65.7%) | 120 (50.6%) | 0.50 (0.32, 0.78) | 60 (25.2%) | 0.33 (0.21, 0.52) | |
16-27 packs | 130 (17.9%) | 86 (66.2%) | 58 (44.6%) | 0.40 (0.24, 0.66) | 25 (19.2%) | 0.21 (0.12, 0.37) | |
≥28 packs | 176 (24.2%) | 111 (63.1%) | 54 (30.7%) | 0.16 (0.10, 0.27) | 45 (25.6%) | 0.28 (0.17, 0.46) | |
Number of price minimizing strategies used in 2009 (0–6) | 1.6 (1.2)* | -- | 1.11 (1.04, 1.38) | -- | 1.30 (1.12, 1.51) | -- | 1.25 (1.07, 1.47) |