Table 2 Multivariate survival analysis of age of first cigarette smoked (adjusted Cox proportional hazard ratios – controlled for socio-demographic characteristics associated with smoking initiation)
From: Correlates of smoking initiation among young adults in Ukraine: a cross-sectional study
Men* | Women** | |
|---|---|---|
Age | 0,95 (0,91–0,98) | |
Living in a city versus a village | 1,77 (1,10–2,86) | |
Number of people in the household | 0,82 (0,73–0,93) | |
Income lower than middle versus middle or higher | 1,27 (0,98–1,66) | |
Household smoking restrictions (Smoke outdoors versus no restrictions) | 0,78 (0,61–0,99) | 0,39 (0,28–0,53) |
Exposure to tobacco smoke rare versus frequent | 0,84 (0,73–0,97) | 0,79 (0,66–0,94) |
Outdoor advertising reported | 1,62 (1,16–2,27) | |
Tobacco-related knowledge | 0,89 (0,82–0,97) | |
Low knowledge versus high knowledge | 1,60 (1,14–2,24) | |
Receiving information about tobacco from magazines | 1,43 (1,03–1,97) |