Table 3 Additional smoking behaviour and related beliefs among "lights" and regular cigarette smokers (all the results age-sex adjusted, weighted and adjusted for the complex design)
From: Misperceptions of "light" cigarettes abound: National survey data
Variable | "Lights" smokers (column%) (n = 247) | Regular smokers (column%) (n = 910) | Adjusted OR for being a "lights" smoker (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Cigarette consumption | Â | Â | Â |
   Daily smokers | 92.2 | 96.4 | 1.00 Referent |
   Weekly/monthly smokers | 7.8 | 3.6 | 2.31 (1.07 – 4.99) |
Type of tobacco product | Â | Â | Â |
   Factory-made cigarettes only or sometimes smokers | 69.8 | 51.6 | 1.00 Referent |
   Only roll-your-own smokers | 30.2 | 48.4 | 0.49 (0.32 – 0.74) |
Quitting behaviour & intentions | Â | Â | Â |
   Ever tried to quit smoking (no) | 42.5 | 40.5 | 1.00 Referent |
   Ever tried to quit smoking (yes) | 57.5 | 59.5 | 0.92 (0.62 – 1.35) |
   Not planning to quit | 22.2 | 32.2 | 1.00 Referent |
   Beyond 6 months | 44.2 | 34.9 | 2.05 (1.25 – 3.38) |
   Within next 6 months | 24.1 | 22.9 | 1.79 (1.02 – 3.16) |
   Within next month | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.45 (0.73 – 2.88) |
   Confident of quitting successfully (% not very sure) | 66.6 | 78.5 | 1.00 Referent |
   Confident of quitting successfully (% at least very sure) | 33.4 | 21.5 | 1.88 (1.24 – 2.84) |
Awareness & beliefs | Â | Â | Â |
   Belief that quitting is not difficult | 41.6 | 30.4 | 1.00 Referent |
   Belief that quitting is difficult (at least somewhat) | 58.4 | 69.6 | 0.58 (0.39 – 0.86) |
Belief that smoking is no more risky than lots of other things people do (% not agreeing) | 47.2 | 44.4 | 1.00 Referent |
   As above (but agreeing) | 52.8 | 55.6 | 0.88 (0.60 – 1.29) |
   Perceived addiction (% not addicted) | 12.9 | 6.5 | 1.00 Referent |
   Perceived addiction (% at least somewhat addicted) | 87.1 | 93.5 | 0.46 (0.23 – 0.92) |