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Table 4 Factors associated with daily smoking by ethnicity and gender adjusting for age2

From: The prevalence of substance use among Russian, Somali and Kurdish migrants in Finland: a population-based study

 

Russian

Somali

Kurdish

General population

 

Men

Women

Men

Men

Women

Men

Women

 

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Age

 18–29

0.4 (0.18–0.83)

0.9 (0.36–2.34)

1.9 (0.63–5.74)

1.9 (1.05–3.41)

3.8 (0.72–19.67)

1.1 (0.59–2.17)

0.8 (0.46–1.47)

 30–45

0.7 (0.32–1.34)

1.3 (0.61–2.84)

0.9 (0.30–2.74)

1.2 (0.65–2.12)

5.0 (1.04–23.96)

1.1 (0.61–2.02)

1.3 (0.79–2.20)

 Over 45

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Marital status

 Married or cohabiting

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Other

3.6 (1.73–7.60)

1.5 (0.71–2.96)

7.0 (2.94–16.56)

1.8 (1.08–2.98)

1.3 (0.53–3.21)

1.5 (0.85–2.80)

2.2 (1.36–3.58)

Level of basic education

 High school

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Secondary school or less

3.3 (1.73–6.36)

1.6 (0.75–3.42)

5.1 (1.77–14.63)

1.2 (0.80–1.84)

0.6 (0.25–1.29)

3.4 (1.89–6.11)

2.5 (1.52–4.01)

Employment situation

 Employed

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Unemployed

1.5 (0.72–3.25)

1.6 (0.74–3.49)

0.6 (0.23–1.84)

1.7 (1.06–2.77)

1.5 (0.59–3.67)

4.0 (1.58–10.14)

2.5 (0.90–7.08)

 Economically inactive

1.2 (0.51–3.05)

0.05 (0.01–0.25)

0.2 (0.08–0.67)

0.7 (0.42–1.20)

0.2 (0.07–0.72)

0.96 (0.46–2.03)

0.5 (0.27–0.94)

Economic situation

 Satisfactory

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

  

 Unsatisfactory

1.3 (0.67–2.36)

1.3 (0.66–2.55)

14.8 (4.34–50.63)

2.1 (1.30–3.32)

1.9 (0.66–5.38)

  

Age at migration

 Adult

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

  

 Underage

1.7 (0.54–5.23)

1.0 (0.43–2.43)

1.5 (0.52–4.20)

0.7 (0.39–1.25)

1.5 (0.70–3.03)

  

Duration of residence in Finland

  ≤ 5 years

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

  

  > 5 years

1.0 (0.47–2.15)

3.3 (1.13–9.36)

3.6 (1.11–11.58)

0.9 (0.52–1.40)

1.5 (0.57–4.17)

  

Language proficiency

 Good

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

  

 Fair or less

2.6 (1.21–5.41)

0.9 (0.44–1.99)

0.84 (0.30–2.35)

2.1 (1.32–3.19)

0.3 (0.13–0.78)

  
  1. 2Statistically significant findings in bold