A Cross-Sectional Study Examining Youth Smoking Rates and Correlates in Tbilisi, Georgia

Table 3

Multivariate models examining predictors of lifetime use of cigarettes among participants aged 18–24 years enrolled in a postsecondary school and current (past 30 days) smoking among lifetime cigarette users.

Variable	Lifetime cigarette use			Smoked in past 30 days*
	OR	CI	𝑃 value	OR	CI	𝑃 value
Sociodemographics
Age	1.04	0.90, 1.18	.62	1.08	0.90, 1.30	.40
Gender			.001			.04
Male	Ref	—		Ref	—
Female	0.54	0.38, 0.77		0.62	0.38, 0.99
Employment			.08			.35
Unemployed	Ref	—		Ref	—
Employed at least part-time	1.47	0.95, 2.30		1.31	0.75, 2.29
Marital status			.64			.11
Not married	Ref	—		Ref	—
Married	0.83	0.37, 1.84		2.77	0.78, 9.77
Other substance use
Consumed alcohol, past 30 days			<.001			.02
No	Ref	—		Ref	—
Yes	2.74	1.92, 3.90		2.09	1.15, 3.77
Marijuana use, lifetime			<.001			.02
No	Ref	—		Ref	—
Yes	4.43	2.34, 8.42		1.99	1.13, 3.49
Psychosocial factors
Perceived risk of smoking	0.82	0.76, 0.89	<.001	0.78	0.71, 0.87	<.001
Activity involvement:
Go to parties, cafe, bar, or disco in the evening	1.26	1.08, 1.48	.003	1.37	1.10, 1.71	.005
Use the Internet to listen to music, play, or chat	1.22	1.04, 1.42	.02	—	—	—

∗Among lifetime cigarette users.