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Table 3 Factors associated with susceptibility to smoking among the secondary and high school students from Piotrkowski district - analysis for the never smokers

From: Susceptibility to cigarette smoking among secondary and high school students from a socially disadvantaged rural area in Poland

Characteristic

Crude

Adjusted

OR

95 % CI

P-value

OR

95 % CI

P-value

Gender

 Male

1.28

0.99–1.64

0.06

   

 Female

1.00

Ref.

    

Age in years (continuous variable)

1.09

1.01–1.18

0.03

   

Father’s education

 Low

1.88

1.29–2.73

0.001

   

 Medium

1.55

1.03–2.33

0.04

   

 High

1.00

Ref.

    

Mother’s education

 Low

2.93

2.13–4.03

<0.001

2.79

1.99–3.90

<0.001

 Medium

1.93

1.31–2.82

<0.001

1.67

1.12–2.48

0.01

 High

1.00

Ref.

 

1.00

Ref.

 

Parental smoking

 None

1.00

Ref.

    

 One or both parents

1.47

1.14–1.89

0.003

   

Friends’ smoking status

 Don’t have friends who smoke

1.00

Ref.

 

1.00

Ref.

 

 Have friends who smoke

2.92

2.10–4.03

<0.001

2.53

1.81–3.55

<0.001

Seen any people using tobacco when watched TV, videos, or movies

 Yes

1.27

0.87–1.86

0.21

   

 No

1.00

Ref.

    

Smoking ban at home

 Yes

1.00

Ref.

 

1.00

Ref.

 

 No

2.00

1.54–2.60

<0.001

1.54

1.17–2.04

0.002

Smoke free school

 Yes

1.00

Ref.

    

 No

1.16

0.88–1.52

0.29

   

Ever seen friend smoking on the school premises

 Yes

2.39

1.40–4.09

0.001

   

 No

1.00

Ref.

    

Ever seen school personnel smoking on the school premises

 Yes

2.05

1.51–2.77

<0.001

   

 No

1.00

Ref.

    

School training on tobacco harm

 Yes

1.00

Ref.

 

1.00

Ref.

 

 No

1.47

1.14–1.90

0.003

1.34

1.02–1.77

0.04

Boys who smoke are more or less attractive

 Less attractive or no difference

1.00

Ref.

 

1.00

Ref.

 

 More attractive

4.00

2.10–7.59

<0.001

2.52

1.82–3.48

<0.001

Girls who smoke are more or less attractive

 Less attractive or no difference

1.00

Ref.

    

 More attractive

1.45

0.56–3.78

0.44