Table 3 Associations between provider-related communication, smoking beliefs and smoking: Virginia asthmatic high-school students (n = 255)^a

During the past 12 months, did any doctor, dentist, nurse, or other health professional ask you if you smoke? (n = 11290)^b

Yes

2.46 (1.04, 5.81) ^c

No

1.0 (referent)

During the past 12 months, did any doctor, dentist, nurse, or other health professional advise you not to smoke? (n = 9320)^b

Yes

1.77 (0.78, 4.06)^d

No

1.0 (referent)

Do you think the smoke from other people’s cigarettes is harmful to you? (n = 29233)^b

Yes

1.0 (referent)

No

4.17 (0.70, 24.7)^e

Do you think young people risk harming themselves if they smoke from 1 to 5 cigarettes per day? (n = 27925)^b

Yes

1.0 (referent)

No

2.78 (0.77, 10.1)^f

Do you think it’s safe to smoke for only a year or two, as long as you quit after that? (n = 4238)^b

Yes

3.97 (1.57, 10.1) ^g

No

1.0 (referent)