Table 1 High nicotine dependence by selected socio-demographic characteristics in men aged 26 years and over – univariable logistic regression

Sex

 Female

785

170

21.7

1.0 (Ref.)

272

50

18.4

1.0 (Ref.)

600

80

13.3

1.0 (Ref.)

240

25

10.4

1.0 (Ref.)

 Male

1154

364

31.5

1.7 (1.4–2.1)^a

595

170

28.6

1.8 (1.3–2.5)^b

2958

969

32.8

3.2 (2.5–4.1)^a

1625

458

28.2

3.4 (2.2–5.2)^a

Age (years)

 26–29

182

33

18.1

1.0 (Ref.)

88

14

15.9

1.0 (Ref.)

399

96

24.1

1.0 (Ref.)

217

27

12.4

1.0 (Ref.)

 30–39

453

103

22.7

1.4 (0.9–2.1)

207

37

17.9

1.2 (0.7–2.1)

945

225

23.8

0.99 (0.8–1.3)

541

136

25.1

2.4 (1.5–3.7)^a

 40–49

523

154

29.4

1.9 (1.2–2.9)^b

233

75

32.2

2.8 (1.7–4.6)^a

886

256

28.9

1.3 (0.98–1.7)

433

125

28.9

2.9 (1.8–4.5)^a

 50–59

521

174

33.4

2.3 (1.5–3.4)^a

209

67

32.1

2.7 (1.6–4.4)^a

845

304

36.0

1.8 (1.4–2.3)^a

385

116

30.1

3.0 (1.9–4.8)^a

 ≥60

260

70

26.9

1.7 (1.04–2.7)^c

130

27

20.8

1.5 (0.8–2.7)

483

168

34.8

1.7 (1.3–2.3)^a

289

79

27.3

2.7 (1.6–4.3)^a

Age at smoking onset

 <14

44

20

45.5

3.4 (1.8–6.3)^a

52

21

40.4

3.6 (1.9–6.7)^a

288

151

52.4

3.9 (2.9–5.3)^a

175

78

44.6

3.7 (2.5–5.6)^a

 14–17

583

220

37.7

2.4 (1.8–3.3)^a

266

98

36.8

2.8 (1.8–4.4)^a

1291

420

32.5

1.7 (1.4–2.1)^a

634

198

31.2

2.4 (1.7–3.3)^a

 18–20

806

186

23.1

1.2 (0.9–1.6)

338

69

20.4

1.5 (0.95–2.3)

1229

313

25.5

1.2 (0.98–1.5)

678

147

21.7

1.5 (1.04–2.0)^c

 ≥21

447

89

19.9

1.0 (Ref.)

211

32

15.2

1.0 (Ref.)

749

164

21.9

1.0 (Ref.)

353

57

16.1

1.0 (Ref.)

Education

 Primary

294

101

34.4

2.6 (1.7–4.1)^a

58

19

32.8

2.3 (1.2–4.5)^a

91

41

45.1

3.0 (1.9–4.7)^a

122

48

39.3

4.4 (2.7–7.3)^a

 Vocational

746

229

30.7

2.2 (1.5–3.3)^a

200

53

26.5

1.7 (0.98–2.9)

1349

406

30.1

1.6 (1.3–1.93)^a

802

181

22.6

2.0 (1.4–2.9)^a

 Secondary

696

170

24.4

1.6 (1.1– 2.4)^a

476

127

26.7

1.6 (0.97–2.5)

1228

412

33.6

1.9 (1.5– 2.3)^a

649

215

33.1

3.4 (2.3–4.9)^a

 High

198

33

16.7

1.0 (Ref.)

126

22

17.5

1.0 (Ref.)

888

190

21.4

1.0 (Ref.)

288

37

12.8

1.0 (Ref.)

Occupational classification

 Economically not active

587

168

28.6

1.1 (0.92– 1.4)

181

40

22.1

0.9 (0.7-1.3)

590

194

32.9

1.3 (1.1– 1.6)^c

357

98

27.5

1.3 (1. 1–7)^c

 Employed

1187

307

25.9

1.0 (Ref.)

561

136

24.2

1.0 (Ref.)

2611

720

27.6

1.0 (Ref.)

1185

265

22.4

1.0 (Ref.)

 Unemployed

165

59

35.8

1.6 (1.1–2.2)^b

121

43

35.5

1.8 (1.2–2.8)^b

353

134

38.0

1.6 (1.2–2.1)^a

318

120

37.7

2.2 (1.6–2.8)^a

Place of residence

 Rural

911

255

28.0

1.04 (0.9–1.3)

355

99

27.9

1.3 (0.96–1.7)

1676

555

33.1

1.4 (1.2–1.6)^a

906

274

30.2

1.6 (1.3–1.9)^a

 Urban

1028

279

27.1

1.0 (Ref.)

512

121

23.6

1.0 (Ref.)

1882

494

26.2

1.0 (Ref.)

959

209

21.8

1.0 (Ref.)

Asset Index

N = 1922

N = 856

N = 3558

N = 1865

 High

1495

390

26.1

1.0 (Ref.)

447

108

24.2

1.0 (Ref.)

1399

360

25.7

1.0 (Ref.)

755

160

21.2

1.0 (Ref.)

 Middle

377

116

30.8

1.3 (0.98–1.6)

293

78

26.6

1.1 (0.8–1.6)

1956

605

30.9

1.3 (1.1–1.5)^b

884

243

27.5

1.4 (1.1–1.8)^b

 Low

50

24

48.0

2.6 (1.5–4.6)^a

116

36

31.0

1.6 (1.03–2.4)^c

203

84

41.4

2.0 (1.5–2.8)^a

226

80

35.4

2.0 (1.5–2.8)^a

Rules regarding smoking at home

 Smoking is allowed

975

313

32.1

2.5 (1.8–3.6) ^a

446

138

30.9

1.9 (1.3–2.8)^a

945

333

35.2

1.7 (1.4–2.1)^a

344

119

34.6

2.1 (1.6–2.7)^a

 Smoking is prohibited– with some exceptions

488

114

23.4

1.6 (1.1–2.4)^c

162

26

16.0

0.9 (0.6–1.5)

1296

377

29.1

1.3 (1.1–1.6)^b

604

169

28.0

1.5 (1.2–1.9)^a

 Smoking is completely prohibited

270

43

15.9

1.0 (Ref.)

220

41

18.6

1.0 (Ref.)

1059

254

24.0

1.0 (Ref.)

847

173

20.4

1.0 (Ref.)

 No rules.

201

62

30.8

2.4 (1.5–3.7)^a

32

15

46.9

4.4 (2.1–9.2)^a

253

83

32.8

1.6 (1.2–2.1)^b

69

22

31.9

1.8 (1.1–3.1)^c

Awareness of smoking health consequences

 Yes

1566

399

25.5

1.0 (Ref)

812

202

24.9

1.0 (Ref.)

3013

883

29.3

1.0 (Ref.)

1596

394

24.7

1.0 (Ref.)

 No

216

76

35.2

1.6 (1.2–2.2)^b

49

17

34.7

1.7 (0.9–3.0)

404

117

29.0

0.98 (0.8–1.2)

157

55

35.0

1.5 (1.1–2.0)^b

Awareness of ETS health consequences

 Yes

1312

353

26.9

1.0 (Ref.)

784

188

24.0

1.0 (Ref.)

2544

722

28.4

1.0 (Ref.)

1402

332

23.7

1.0 (Ref.)

 No

312

91

29.2

1.1 (0.9–1.5)

70

25

35.7

1.9 (1.2–3.1)^b

674

215

31.9

1.2 (0.98–1.4)

202

74

36.6

1.6 (1.2–2.0)^a

Level of support for tobacco control

 High

829

202

24.4

1.0 (Ref.)

353

82

23.2

1.0 (Ref.)

1950

532

27.3

1.0 (Ref.)

936

220

23.5

1.0 (Ref.)

 Medium

416

137

32.9

1.5 (1.2–2.0)^a

431

111

25.8

1.1 (0.8–1.5)

1314

403

30.7

1.2 (1.01–1.4)^c

881

256

29.1

1.3 (1.1.–1.6)^c

 Low

231

64

27.7

1.2 (0.9–1.7)

55

19

34.5

1.53 (0.9–2.7)

294

114

38.8

1.7 (1.3–2.2)^a

48

7

14.6

0.6 (0.3–1.3)