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Table 3 The multiple regression models about confidence level as to the avoidance of household SHS exposure among third through sixth graders in southern Taiwan, arranged according to survey year and gender

From: Household secondhand smoke exposure of elementary schoolchildren in Southern Taiwan and factors associated with their confidence in avoiding exposure: a cross-sectional study

Model

Wave 1

Wave 2

 

Male

Female

Male

Female

 

β

(95% CI)

β

(95% CI)

β

(95% CI)

β

(95% CI)

Model 1

        

   Grade

        

3

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

4

-0.40

(-0.71,-0.09)

-0.35

(-0.64,-0.06)

0.17

(-0.16,0.51)

-0.32

(-0.62,-0.03)

5

-0.13

(-0.44, 0.17)

-0.83

(-1.13,-0.53)

-0.09

(-0.43,0.25)

-0.29

(-0.59,-0.00)

6

-0.90

(-1.21,-0.59)

-1.01

(-1.30,-0.72)

-0.27

(-0.60,0.07)

-0.79

(-1.09,-0.50)

   School geography

        

Urban

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Rural

-0.08

(-0.32,0.17)

0.19

(-0.05,0.42)

0.09

(-0.18,0.35)

0.02

(-0.22,0.25)

Mountain

-0.06

(-0.44,0.32)

0.23

(-0.16,0.62)

-0.25

(-0.72,0.23)

-0.04

(-0.48,0.39)

   Ethnicity

        

Non-aboriginal

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Aboriginal

-0.08

(-0.52,0.36)

0.30

(-0.10,0.70)

0.63

(0.24,1.01)

0.32

(-0.04,0.69)

   Mother's educational attainment

        

College or higher

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

High school

-0.02

(-0.37,0.34)

-0.27

(-0.62,0.08)

0.10

(-0.24,0.45)

-0.35

(-0.68,-0.02)

Lower than high school

0.24

(-0.22,0.69)

-0.05

(-0.45,0.35)

-0.14

(-0.56,0.29)

0.10

(-0.30,0.49)

   Father's educational attainment

        

College or higher

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

High school

0.02

(-0.31,0.36)

0.01

(-0.31,0.32)

-0.14

(-0.46,0.18)

0.11

(-0.18,0.39)

Lower than high school

0.11

(-0.29,0.52)

-0.00

(-0.37,0.37)

-0.12

(-0.52,0.29)

-0.18

(-0.52,-0.16)

   Monthly household income

        

High

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Middle

-0.07

(-0.40,0.26)

0.10

(-0.21,0.40)

-0.24

(-0.57,0.09)

0.00

(-0.30,0.30)

Low

-0.07

(-0.40,0.25)

0.22

(-0.06,0.50)

-0.19

(-0.50,0.12)

0.14

(-0.15,0.43)

Model 2

        

   Children smoking status

        

Never

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ever

-0.13

(-0.44,0.19)

-0.29

(-0.66,0.08)

-0.37

(-0.72,-0.01)

-0.11

(-0.52,0.30)

Model 3

        

   Household SHS exposure

        

None

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

1-3 days/week

-0.05

(-0.39,0.28)

-0.15

(-0.47,0.17)

0.08

(-0.27,0.43)

-0.06

(-0.40,0.28)

4+ days/week

-0.36

(-0.68,-0.04)

-0.44

(-0.77,-0.11)

-0.34

(-0.68,0.00)

-0.47

(-0.81,-0.14)

   Family smokes

        

No

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Smoking in front of me

        

Never

-0.03

(-0.68,-0.04)

-0.05

(-0.39,0.30)

-0.12

(-0.52,0.28)

-0.05

(-0.41,0.32)

Sometimes

-0.10

(-0.43,0.23)

-0.05

(-0.38,0.28)

0.02

(-0.33,0.36)

-0.28

(-0.62,0.06)

Always

-0.23

(-0.60,0.14)

-0.32

(-0.70,0.07)

-0.27

(-0.64,0.10)

-0.24

(-0.62,0.15)

Model 4

        

   Attitude toward smoking

-0.06

(-0.08,-0.03)

-0.06

(-0.09,-0.03)

-0.05

(-0.07,-0.02)

-0.06

(-0.09,-0.04)

Model 5

        

   Knowledge of tobacco hazards

0.13

(0.09,0.18)

0.05

(-0.01,0.10)

0.14

(0.09,0.19)

0.07

(0.02,0.12)

  1. Model 1: This model included socio-demographic factors
  2. Model 2: The variables included socio-demographic factors and student smoking behavior
  3. Model 3: The variables included socio-demographic factors, student smoking behavior, household SHS exposure, and family smoking
  4. Model 4: The variables included socio-demographic factors, student smoking behavior, household SHS exposure, family smoking, and attitude toward smoking
  5. Model 5: The variables included socio-demographic factors, student smoking behavior, household SHS exposure, family smoking, attitude toward smoking, and knowledge of tobacco hazards