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Table 3 Predictors of cigarette smoking among young adult bar patrons

From: Association between tobacco and alcohol use among young adult bar patrons: a cross-sectional study in three cities

	Occasional smoker^a	Regular smoker^b
	AOR [95% CI]	AOR [95% CI]
Age	0.94 [0.90, 0.99]^*	0.94 [0.90, 0.99]^*
Gender
Male	1.00	1.00
Female	0.93 [0.78, 1.11]	0.98 [0.81, 1.19]
Education
College graduates	1.00	1.00
College students	1.16 [0.94, 1.43]	1.28 [1.02, 1.61]^*
Dropped out college	1.51 [1.11, 2.06]^*	2.86 [2.11, 3.88]^***
High School	1.29 [0.92, 1.80]	2.80 [2.04, 3.86]^***
Race/ethnicity
White	1.00	1.00
Black	1.00 [0.67, 1.50]	0.93 [0.61, 1.42]
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.31 [0.92, 1.88]	1.15 [0.77, 1.72]
Hispanic	1.58 [1.19, 2.09]^**	0.84 [0.60, 1.17]
Others	1.46 [1.09, 1.94]^*	1.40 [1.05, 1.89]^*
Location
Tulsa, OK	1.00	1.00
San Diego, CA	1.07 [0.85, 1.35]	0.72 [0.58, 0.91]^**
Portland, ME	1.07 [0.86, 1.34]	0.41 [0.32, 0.53]^***
Drinking status^c
Non-drinker	1.00	1.00
Occasional drinker	3.73 [1.97, 7.10]^***	1.36 [0.76, 2.41]
Frequent drinker	2.99 [1.55, 5.74]^**	3.64 [2.05, 6.47]^***
Binge drinking^d
No binge drinking	1.00	1.00
Occasional binge drinking	2.15 [1.68, 2.75]^***	1.66 [1.25, 2.21]^***
Frequent binge drinking	3.15 [2.33, 4.26]^***	4.08 [2.99, 5.56]^***

Note.
AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.
^aRespondents who smoked cigarettes on 1–19 days in the past 30 days.
^bRespondents who smoked cigarettes on ≥ 20 days in the past 30 days.
^cOccasional drinkers drank alcohol on 1–9 of the past 30 days; frequent drinkers drank alcohol on ≥ 10 days in the past 30 days.
^dOccasional binge drinkers reported binge drinking on 1–9 of the past 30 days; frequent binge drinkers reported binge drinking on ≥ 10 days in the past 30 days.
^* P < .05; ^** P < .01; ^*** P < .001.

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