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Table 3 Associations between individual-level characteristics, neighborhood-level characteristics, and individual smoking (odds ratios), Taiwan Social Change Survey, 1990, 1995, and 2000

From: A multilevel analysis of neighborhood and individual effects on individual smoking and drinking in Taiwan

 

Women (N = 2942)

Men (N = 2941)

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Neighborhood education

1.03

 

0.95

1.25

0.78**

 

0.83**

0.85

 

(0.85–1.25)a

 

(0.74–1.23)

(0.90–1.73)

(0.72–0.84)

 

(0.73–0.93)

(0.69–1.01)

Concentration of elderly people

0.89 (0.80–1.09)

 

0.87 (0.70–1.09)

0.98 (0.74–1.28)

0.94 (0.87–1.01)

 

0.95 (0.87–1.03)

0.92 (0.79–1.04)

Neighborhood social disorganization

1.34** (1.11–1.63)

 

1.23 (0.99–1.54)

1.36* (1.04–1.76)

1.02 (0.95–1.11)

 

1.03 (0.95–1.12)

1.13* (1.00–1.25)

Individual SES

 

0.67**

0.69**

0.38**

 

0.59**

0.63**

0.63**

  

(0.37–0.96)

(0.53–0.90)

(0.25–0.57)

 

(0.42–0.76)

(0.46–0.81)

(0.45–0.80)

Suburban/urban

 

0.87

0.93

0.98

 

1.21*

1.06

1.04

  

(0.43–1.30)

(0.54–1.58)

(0.52–1.87)

 

(1.04–1.38)

(0.86–1.26)

(0.83–1.24)

Rural/urban

 

0.51*

0.64

0.61

 

1.46*

1.02

1.02

  

(-0.11–1.13)

(0.47–1.50)

(0.22–1.71)

 

(1.04–1.49)

(0.71–1.33)

(0.70–1.34)

Age 40–59/age 20–39

 

1.06

   

0.67**

0.67**

0.68**

  

(0.76–1.35)

   

(0.49–0.85)

(0.50–0.84)

(0.50–0.85)

Age 60+/age 20–39

 

0.91

   

0.48**

0.50**

0.50**

  

(0.50–1.31)

   

(0.24–0.72)

(0.26–0.73)

(0.27–0.74)

Taiwanese

 

0.30**

0.31**

0.28**

 

0.98

  
  

(0.01–0.60)

(0.23–0.42)

(0.21–0.37)

 

(0.78–1.19)

  

Married

 

0.28**

0.29**

0.23**

 

0.94

  
  

(0.03–0.54)

(0.23–0.37)

(0.18–0.29)

 

(0.77–1.12)

  

Year 1990/year 2000

 

1.50

   

1.53**

1.53**

1.55**

  

(0.99–2.00)

   

(1.34–1.72)

(1.34–1.72)

(1.35–1.74)

Year 1995/year 2000

 

1.36

   

1.17

1.16

1.18

  

(0.82–1.90)

   

(0.99–1.35)

(0.98–1.34)

(1.00–1.36)

Neighborhood education × individual SES

   

0.61* (0.41–0.89)

   

0.95 (0.77–1.13)

Concentration of the elderly people × individual SES

   

0.78 (0.52–1.17)

   

1.06 (0.91–1.22)

Neighborhood social disorganization × individual SES

   

0.88 (0.60–1.29)

   

0.85* (0.69–1.01)

  1. *P < 0.05 **P < 0.01 a95% confidence interval