Table 1 Demographics of sample and behavioral response prevalence
From: Chinese smokers’ behavioral response toward cigarette price: individual and regional correlates
| Group | N | % of sample | Decrease a little (%) | Significant decrease (%) | Unadjusted OR(overall change, PBR) | Unadjusted OR(considerable change, SPBR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual level | ||||||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| <25 | 900 | 15.5 | 33.1 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 25–34 | 1333 | 20.4 | 33.3 | 4.6 | 1.04(0.80,1.35) | 1.16(0.76,1.75) |
| 35–44 | 1346 | 20.5 | 37.2 | 4.3 | 1.20(0.82,1.75) | 1.09(0.48,2.46) |
| 45–54 | 1335 | 19.6 | 39.2 | 4.5 | 1.30(0.97,1.75)* | 1.13(0.59,2.16) |
| 55+ | 946 | 24.0 | 35.5 | 6.5 | 1.27(0.88,1.83) | 1.68(0.94,2.99) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 5048 | 88.4 | 35.6 | 5.4 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Female | 612 | 11.6 | 37.5 | 0.9 | 0.84(0.39,1.82) | 0.17(0.04,0.69)** |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Han | 5427 | 96.9 | 36.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Other | 233 | 3.1 | 29.4 | 0.8 | 0.60(0.35,1.04)* | 0.15(0.04,0.50)*** |
| Education | ||||||
| Elementary school or less | 1265 | 22.9 | 19.5 | 2.6 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Junior high school | 2823 | 46.9 | 40.5 | 4.8 | 2.85(1.17,6.90)*** | 1.84(0.81,4.20) |
| High school | 825 | 16.4 | 33.4 | 5.9 | 2.31(0.83,6.41) | 2.30(0.45,11.83) |
| Junior college or college | 747 | 13.8 | 49.5 | 7.9 | 4.64(1.43,15.07)*** | 3.19(0.78,13.08) |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Managers and clerks | 977 | 15.1 | 17.3 | 1.3 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Professionals | 711 | 10.8 | 17.7 | 3.9 | 1.24(0.40,3.88) | 0.30(0.47,19.83) |
| Commerce and service | 1660 | 28.6 | 45.9 | 3.6 | 4.09(1.25,13.40)*** | 2.82(0.67,11.89) |
| Operations | 1079 | 17.0 | 40.9 | 7.3 | 4.18(1.10,15.97)*** | 5.96(1.40,25.45)** |
| Students | 445 | 13.0 | 41.1 | 9.3 | 4.69(1.22,18.05)*** | 7.69(1.34,44.33)** |
| Retired | 222 | 3.3 | 37.3 | 5.4 | 3.37(0.96,11.87)* | 4.29(0.64.28.76) |
| Other | 566 | 12.2 | 37.8 | 5.1 | 3.31(0.88,12.56) | 4.06(0.69,23.76) |
| Income/person/year Yuan* | ||||||
| <10,000 | 2402 | 41.3 | 28.9 | 2.2 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 10,000- | 1960 | 32.6 | 42.8 | 6.4 | 2.17(0.95,4.96)* | 3.06(1.04,9.00)** |
| 20,000- | 1298 | 26.1 | 38.0 | 7.4 | 1.93(0.68,5.50) | 3.59(0.96,13.43)* |
| Type of smoking | ||||||
| Daily smoking | 3753 | 66.9 | 24.1 | 2.4 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Occasional smoking | 1907 | 33.1 | 59.5 | 9.9 | 6.08(2.10,17.61)*** | 4.49(1.68,11.98)*** |
| Starting age for smoker | ||||||
| <16 year | 867 | 14.9 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.00 | |
| 16- | 1725 | 28.5 | 10.8 | 0.8 | 1.19(0.54,3.13) | 0.89(0.37,2.13) |
| 20- | 3068 | 56.7 | 56.8 | 8.0 | 2.77(1.16,6.62)** | 0.82(0.26,2.61) |
| Cigarettes number | ||||||
| <10 cigarettes | 1988 | 33.4 | 13.6 | 3.2 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 10 –cigarettes | 1990 | 34.9 | 31.8 | 2.0 | 2.43(0.94,6.28)* | 0.69(0.43,0.84)*** |
| 20- cigarettes | 1682 | 31.7 | 63.6 | 9.8 | 12.46(2.94,52.80)*** | 3.28(0.69,16.07) |
| Cigarette price | ||||||
| <5 | 818 | 15.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 5- | 2342 | 40.1 | 21.8 | 1.8 | 2.58(0.78,8.47) | 0.33(0.22,0.51)*** |
| 10- | 1600 | 28.8 | 63.3 | 1.7 | 13.9(4.43,50.0)*** | 0.31(0.14,0.69)*** |
| 15- | 506 | 8.7 | 76.8 | 6.7 | 31.3(5.4,79.0)*** | 1.32(0.16,11.62) |
| 20- | 394 | 7.2 | 48.8 | 36.8 | 42.5(6.9,97.6)*** | 10.80(1.55,75.49)** |
| Type for buy | ||||||
| Cartons | 3414 | 60.9 | 52.0 | 2.6 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Packs | 2146 | 39.1 | 16.0 | 9.2 | 0.36(0.15,0.75)*** | 0.27(0.13,0.57)*** |
| Smoking situation | ||||||
| Alone | 1798 | 34.9 | 69.2 | 11.3 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Smoking with others | 3862 | 65.1 | 17.9 | 1.5 | 0.06(0.03,0.16)*** | 0.12(0.04,0.32)*** |
| Restrict smoking in public place | ||||||
| No or part | 419 | 7.9 | 36.6 | 5.1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Restriction | 5028 | 92.1 | 35.5 | 5.5 | 0.95(0.63,1.45) | 0.98(0.62,1.58) |
| Restrict smoking in household | ||||||
| No or part | 3149 | 52.2 | 42.1 | 6.8 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Restriction | 2511 | 47.8 | 27.6 | 2.5 | 0.20(0.18,1.06)* | 0.35(0.11,1.10) |
| Restrict smoking in work place | ||||||
| No or part | 2426 | 44.6 | 34.3 | 6.1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Restriction | 3234 | 55.4 | 37.0 | 4.0 | 0.99(0.59,1.67) | 0.64(0.26,1.58) |
| Regional variables | ||||||
| Region location | ||||||
| East | 1913 | 45.9 | 37.9 | 6.6 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Central | 902 | 12.3 | 41.0 | 4.9 | 1.02(0.53,1.95) | 0.72(0.30,1.77) |
| West | 2845 | 41.8 | 31.9 | 2.9 | 0.65(0.32,1.33) | 0.34(0.17,1.10) |
| GDP (yuan) per capita | ||||||
| <40,000 | 2725 | 42.2 | 34.5 | 3.1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 40,000- | 1419 | 27.7 | 39.7 | 3.2 | 1.24(0.71,2.17) | 1.03(0.58,1.82) |
| 50,000- | 2423 | 48.5 | 36.4 | 6.8 | 1.33(0.66,2.71) | 2.27(0.94,5.43)* |
| Population(million) | ||||||
| <5 | 2437 | 23.1 | 35.6 | 3.9 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 5- | 2003 | 32.4 | 36.2 | 4.3 | 1.05(0.60,1.99) | 1.10(0.55,2.20) |
| 10 - | 1220 | 44.4 | 35.5 | 5.9 | 1.54(0.60,3.96) | 2.14(0.85,5.41) |
| Cigarettes production | ||||||
| <5 | 1091 | 28.0 | 46.6 | 10.1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 5- | 1790 | 47.8 | 30.9 | 3.1 | 0.43(0.17,1.13) | 0.29(0.12,0.71)*** |
| 10- | 2490 | 32.7 | 42.8 | 3.5 | 0.70(0.27,1.80) | 0.32(0.11,0.83)*** |
| Restrict smoking in public place | ||||||
| <70 % | 2970 | 43.5 | 41.1 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 70 %- | 1472 | 28.2 | 27.2 | 1.6 | 0.47(0.37,0.71) | 031(0.19,0.48) |
| 80 %- | 1218 | 12.4 | 36.1 | 8.0 | 0.98(0.37,2.62) | 1.65(0.62,4.39) |
| Restrict smoking in household | ||||||
| <20 % | 1192 | 23.1 | 26.8 | 1.9 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 25 %- | 2270 | 44.8 | 41.0 | 6.9 | 2.35(1.27,4.35)*** | 3.86(1.58,9.53)*** |
| 35 %- | 2148 | 32.1 | 35.0 | 4.2 | 1.62(0.85,3.08) | 2.29(1.19,4.40)** |
| Restrict smoking in work place | ||||||
| <30 % | 1723 | 28.4 | 29.9 | 2.1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 30 %- | 2964 | 56.4 | 40.2 | 6.4 | 1.90(0.98,3.66) | 3.15(1.42,6.93)*** |
| 40 %- | 937 | 15.2 | 30.5 | 4.6 | 1.18(0.54,2.59) | 2.54(1.05,6.63)** |
| Medial news coverage | ||||||
| <20 | 4192 | 68.2 | 33.3 | 3.8 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 20- | 589 | 7.9 | 42.3 | 2.6 | 1.31(0.69,2.52) | 0.67(0.22,2.03) |
| 40- | 879 | 23.9 | 40.6 | 8.7 | 1.72(0.65,4.52) | 2.59(1.05,7.20)** |