Research Article

Concurrent Use of Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco among US Males and Females

Table 5

Association between sociodemographic factors and CiST use among females.

VariableNonuser
OR (95% CI)
Exclusive smoker
OR (95% CI)
Exclusive ST user
OR (95% CI)

Age
 18–243.12 (3.06, 3.18)1.08 (1.06, 1.09)1.06 (1.03, 1.09)
 25–343.75 (3.69, 3.81)0.76 (0.75, 0.77)2.43 (2.38, 2.50)
 35–443.31 (3.26, 3.37)0.72 (0.71, 0.73)2.56 (2.50, 2.62)
 45–543.04 (2.99, 3.08)0.68 (0.67, 0.69)2.58 (2.52, 2.64)
 55–641.90 (1.87, 1.93)0.66 (0.65, 0.67)1.84 (1.80, 1.88)
 65 or olderReferent
Race/ethnicity
 WhiteReferent
 Af Am0.39 (0.39, 0.40)0.76 (0.75, 0.77)0.14 (0.14, 0.14)
 AI/AN1.82 (1.78, 1.86)1.58 (1.55, 1.61)0.35 (0.34, 0.36)
 Hispanic0.32 (0.31, 0.32)1.40 (1.38, 1.41)0.35 (0.35, 0.36)
 Multiracial1.08 (1.06, 1.11)0.99 (0.97, 1.01)0.60 (0.58, 0.62)
 Other0.15 (0.14, 0.16)0.51 (0.49, 0.53)0.05 (0.05, 0.05)
Education
 Less than high school4.69 (4.62, 4.75)1.18 (1.16, 1.19)0.84 (0.83, 0.86)
 High school2.91 (2.88, 2.94)0.95 (0.94, 0.96)1.11 (1.09, 1.13)
 Some college1.87 (1.85, 1.89)0.74 (0.73, 0.75)1.38 (1.35, 1.40)
 College graduate or moreReferent
Occupation
 Employed for wagesReferent
 Self-employed0.81 (0.80, 0.83)0.86 (0.84, 0.87)1.69 (1.65, 1.74)
 Out of work1.75 (1.73, 1.77)1.19 (1.18, 1.21)2.98 (2.92, 3.03)
 Homemaker0.70 (0.69, 0.71)0.94 (0.92, 0.95)1.11 (1.09, 1.13)
 Student0.76 (0.75, 0.78)1.22 (1.20, 1.24)2.01 (1.94, 2.08)
 Retired0.85 (0.83, 0.86)0.94 (0.93, 0.96)0.93 (0.91, 0.95)
 Unable to work2.99 (2.96, 3.02)1.90 (1.88, 1.92)2.55 (2.50, 2.59)
Income
 Less than $10,000Referent
 $10,000–$14,9990.89 (0.88, 0.90)0.88 (0.87, 0.89)2.75 (2.68, 2.81)
 $15,000–$19,9991.01 (1.00, 1.03)0.99 (0.98, 1.00)1.77 (1.73, 1.80)
 $20,000–$24,9990.63 (0.62, 0.64)0.69 (0.68, 0.70)1.14 (1.12, 1.16)
 $25,000–$34,9990.65 (0.64, 0.66)0.81 (0.80, 0.82)1.40 (1.38, 1.43)
 $35,000–$49,9990.43 (0.42, 0.44)0.61 (0.60, 0.62)1.34 (1.31, 1.37)
 $50,000–$74,9990.25 (0.24, 0.25)0.47 (0.46, 0.48)0.68 (0.66, 0.70)
 $75,000 or more0.32 (0.32, 0.33)0.92 (0.91, 0.94)0.95 (0.93, 0.97)
Marital status
 MarriedReferent
 Single1.23 (1.22, 1.24)0.93 (0.92, 0.93)1.49 (1.47, 1.51)
Alcohol consumption
 Nondrinker, light, or normalReferent
 Heavy4.44 (4.39, 4.49)1.27 (1.26, 1.28)3.23 (3.16, 3.30)

Odds ratios are adjusted for all other variables under study.