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Table 4 Cigarette smoking and other socioeconomic variables in a logistic regression analysis among men 21 years of age or older, 2006 (n = 11,688)

From: Great inclination to smoke among younger adults coming from low-socioeconomic class in Thailand

Characteristics

Current smokers

 

OR

95% CI

  

Lower

Upper

Ages

   

   21-30

2.66*

2.27

3.12

   31-40

2.60*

2.28

2.95

   41-50

2.37*

2.1

2.68

   51-60

1.76*

1.55

2.01

   61 and older

Reference

  

Education

   

   Lower Education

3.15*

2.74

3.62

   Middle Education

2.18*

1.91

2.5

   High Education

Reference

  

Region

   

   Bangkok

0.79*

0.65

0.95

   Central

0.83*

0.75

0.92

   North

0.73*

0.66

0.81

   Northeast

Reference

  

   South

1.30*

1.14

1.48

Marital status

   

   Single

0.69*

0.57

0.82

   Married

0.76*

0.66

0.88

   Others marital status

Reference

  

Household income quintile

   

   1 (lowest)

1.91*

1.66

2.2

   2

1.55*

1.35

1.77

   3

1.23*

1.08

1.4

   4

1.03

0.9

1.17

   5 (highest)

Reference

  
  1. * Significant at p < 0.05
  2. **Age more than 61 years old, High education, Northeast region, marital status of "Other", and Quintile 5 as reference groups.
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