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Table 3 Odds ratios from multinomial logistic regression (smokers) and binary logistic regression (quitters) exploring associations between characteristics and strategies

From: Smokers’ strategies to reduce tobacco spending: self-reported use and differences across subgroups. Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Netherlands Survey

 

Smokers (n = 1790)

Quitters (n = 125)

Reduced consumption vs no strategies

SOLELY price-minimizing vs no strategies

SOLELY price-minimizing vs reduced consumption

Price played a role vs

Did not

AOR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Sex

 Male

.68 (.54—.86)***

.74 (.57 – .97)*

1.08 (.82 – 1.44)

1.88 (.65 – 5.44)

 Female

1

1

1

1

Age

 18–24

1.10 (.76 – 1.60)

1.39 (.89 – 2.18)

1.26 (.79 – 2.02)

.89 (.16 – 4.92)

 25–39

1.01 (.75 – 1.37)

1.08 (.76 – 1.54)

1.07 (.73 – 1.56)

.62 (.16 – 2.83)

 40–54

.95 (.70 – 1.28)

1.23 (.87 – 1.73)

1.30 (.90 – 1.87)

2.02 (.40 – 10.19)

 55 + 

1

1

1

1

Income

 Not stated

1.36 (.91 – 2.02)

1.13 (.71 – 1.79)

.83 (.50 – 1.37)

8.66 (1.51 – 49.62)*

 Low

1.54 (1.05 – 2.25)*

1.20 (.77 – 1.86)

.78 (.48 – 1.26)

8.95 (1.45 – 55.05)*

 Moderate

1.41 (.98 – 2.03)

1.19 (.78 – 1.82)

.85 (.53 – 1.35)

2.86 (.69 – 11.84)

 High

1

1

1

1

Education

 Low

.77 (.55 – 1.08)

.80 (.54 – 1.17)

1.03 (.68 – 1.55)

.20 (.03 – 1.17)

 Moderate

1.05 (.77 – 1.43)

.87 (.60 – 1.26)

.83 (.56 – 1.22)

.63 (.12 – 3.19)

 High

1

1

1

1

Region

 West

1.39 (.103 – 1.89)*

1.00 (.71 – 1.40)

.72 (.49 – 1.03)

.91 (.27 – 3.10)

 North

1.30 (.86 – 1.95)

.88 (.54 – 1.42)

.68 (.41 – 1.14)

1.52 (.09 – 25.69)

 East

1.43 (1.00 – 2.04)*

1.17 (.78 – 1.73)

.81 (.53 – 1.25)

1.03 (.24 – 4.35)

 South

1

1

1

1

HSI

 Low

1

1

1

 

 Moderate

1.05 (.82 – 1.35)

2.15 (1.55 – 3.00)***

2.04 (1.45 – 2.88)***

 

 High

.98 (.56 – 1.69)

4.09 (2.36—7.09) ***

4.18 (2.30 – 7.60)***

 

6 m quit attempt

 Yes

4.36 (3.27 – 5.83)***

1.33 (.89 – 1.98)

.30 (.21—.44)***

 

 No

1

1

1

 
  1. HSI Heaviness of Smoking Index, 6 m quit attempt serious quit attempt in the last six months, AOR Adjusted odds ratios, CI Confidence intervals. * p ≤ .05, ** p ≤ .01, *** p ≤ .001