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Table 3 Determinants of current smoking

From: Urban-rural disparities in smoking behaviour in Germany

 

Total

Men

Women

Sex (ref. female)

1.92 (1.86; 1.97)

-

-

Age (ref. 10 – <20 years)

   

   20 – <30 years

1.13 (1.05; 1.22)

1.32 (1.19; 1.46)

1.05 (0.94; 1.18)

   30 – <40 years

1.32 (1.22; 1.42)

1.58 (1.42; 1.76)

1.24 (1.10; 1.39)

   40 – <50 years

1.13 (1.05; 1.23)

1.42 (1.27; 1.59)

1.00 (0.88; 1.13)

   50 – <60 years

0.60 (0.55; 0.65)

0.82 (0.73; 0.91)

0.47 (0.41; 0.53)

   60 – <70 years

0.31 (0.28; 0.33)

0.44 (0.39; 0.50)

0.20 (0.18; 0.23)

   70 – <80 years

0.17 (0.15; 0.19)

0.26 (0.22; 0.29)

0.11 (0.09; 0.12)

   80 – <90 years

0.08 (0.07; 0.10)

0.16 (0.13; 0.20)

0.05 (0.04; 0.06)

   ≥90 years

0.05 (0.03; 0.08)

0.13 (0.07; 0.24)

0.02 (0.01; 0.04)

Marital status (ref. married)

   

   single

1.16 (1.12; 1.20)

1.09 (1.04; 1.14)

1.29 (1.22; 1.36)

   divorced

1.16 (1.09; 1.24)

1.27 (1.14; 1.42)

1.36 (1.24; 1.48)

   widowed

2.14 (2.04; 2.24)

1.99 (1.85; 2.14)

2.28 (2.12; 2.44)

School education (ref. 10 years)

   

   <10 years

1.27 (1.24; 1.31)

1.27 (1.21; 1.32)

1.32 (1.26; 1.38)

   >10 years

0.54 (0.52; 0.56)

0.54 (0.51; 0.57)

0.53 (0.50; 0.56)

Income (ref. <1000 DM)

   

   1000 DM – <2500 DM

1.21 (1.17; 1.26)

1.04 (0.98; 1.10)

1.21 (1.16; 1.26)

   2500 DM – <4000 DM

1.07 (1.02; 1.11)

0.87 (0.81; 0.93)

1.18 (1.10; 1.26)

   ≥4000 DM

0.86 (0.81; 0.91)

0.69 (0.64; 0.75)

1.12 (1.00; 1.26)

Residency in East Germany (ref. West Germany)

1.02 (0.99; 1.05

1.05 (1.01; 1.10)

0.97 (0.93; 1.02)

Size of community (ref. <20,000 inhabitants)

   

   20,000 – 500,000 inhabitants

1.17 (1.14; 1.20)

1.11 (1.07; 1.15)

1.25 (1.20; 1.30)

   >500,000 inhabitants

1.56 (1.51; 1.62)

1.41 (1.34; 1.48)

1.76 (1.67; 1.86)

  1. Logistic regression, data are odds ratios (95% confidence intervals). All variables included as main factors.
  2. 100 DM = 51.13 Euro