Table 3 Perceived possibility of reducing or quitting smoking in response to the earmarked cigarette tax
From: Public opinion regarding earmarked cigarette tax in Taiwan
Possible quitting or reducing smoking in response to the earmarked cigarette tax among male smokers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Logistic regression | ||||
Male smokers (n = 803) | Male smokers (n = 803) | Monthly income less than NT $ 40K (n = 521) | Monthly income greater than NT $ 40K (n = 282) | |
Characteristics | % Change smoking behaviour | OR | OR | OR |
Age | ||||
   25–34 | 21.3 | 1.06 | 1.10 | 0.97 |
   35–44 | 24.4 | 1.27 | 1.30 | 1.08 |
   45–54 | 17.6 | 0.69 | 0.80 | 0.47 |
   ≧ 55 | 23.3 | 0.68 | 0.72 | - |
   Ref: 18–24 | 24.1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Education | ||||
   Junior high school | 21.5 | 0.73 | 0.51 | 4.33 |
   Higher school | 20.7 | 0.69 | 0.59 | 2.51 |
   Undergraduate or graduate | 23.6 | 0.99 | 0.85 | 3.93 |
   Ref: Preliminary school or lower | 25.2 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Living area | ||||
   Central and eastern area | 25.3 | 1.38 | 1.64* | 0.96 |
   Southern area | 24.2 | 1.14 | 1.31 | 1.00 |
   Ref: Northern area | 18.9 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Married | 21.6 | 0.96 | 0.77 | 2.55 |
   Ref: Unmarried | 23.9 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Employed | 22.3 | 1.70 | 1.52 | - |
   Ref: Unemployed | 22.3 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Monthly income | ||||
   NT $10,000–19,999 | 34.5 | 1.10 | 1.13 | - |
   NT $20,000-29,999 | 26.1 | 0.65 | 0.75 | - |
   NT $30,000–39,999 | 19.9 | 0.46 | 0.56 | - |
   ≧ NT $40,000 | 17.8 | 0.38* | - | - |
   Ref: <NT $10,000 | 26.0 | 1.00 | - | - |
Monthly expenditure on smoking | ||||
   NT $500–999 | 22.2 | 0.59* | 0.48* | 1.18 |
   NT $1,000–1999 | 21.3 | 0.61* | 0.52* | 0.99 |
   ≧ NT $2,000 | 13.3 | 0.34* | 0.28* | 0.64 |
   Ref: < NT $500 | 31.6 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Effective earmarked cigarette tax | ||||
   ≤ NT $5 | 31.60 | 1.69* | 2.00* | 1.00 |
   > NT $5 | 21.40 | 1.10 | 0.90 | 1.59 |
   Ref: Missing | 20.10 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |