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Table 2 Characteristics associated with whether non-smokers supported adding more information to cigarette packages (N = 1324)

From: Noticing cigarette health warnings and support for new health warnings among non-smokers in China: findings from the International Tobacco Control project (ITC) China survey

 

N

Support more information (%)

p

OR

95% CI

City

 Beijing

202

69.78%

ref

ref

ref

 Shenyang

187

66.02%

0.797

0.94

0.57–1.54

 Shanghai

196

55.93%

0.111

0.49

0.20–1.18

 Changsha

180

52.53%

0.009a

0.50

0.29–0.84

 Guangzhou

191

64.88%

0.266

0.75

0.44–1.25

 Kunming

180

76.18%

0.108

1.50

0.91–2.46

 Yinchuan

188

69.79%

0.413

1.28

0.70–2.34

Ethnicity

 Others

97

62.51%

ref

ref

ref

 Han nationality

1227

64.94%

0.276

1.37

0.77–2.42

Gender

 Male

495

62.54%

ref

ref

ref

 Female

829

66.47%

0.787

1.05

0.72–1.55

Age (years)

 18–39

248

72.57%

ref

ref

ref

 40–54

438

68.33%

0.184

0.70

0.41–1.19

 55+

638

60.14%

0.008a

0.49

0.29–0.82

Household Income per month (yuan)

 Low/Medium

487

63.41%

ref

ref

ref

 High

837

65.49%

0.292

1.21

0.84–1.75

Education

 Low/Medium

894

64.58%

ref

ref

ref

 High

430

65.28%

0.209

0.80

0.57–1.13

Smoking spouse/partner

 No smoking spouse/partner

721

63.76%

ref

ref

ref

 Have smoking spouse/partner

415

67.06%

0.799

1.07

0.65–1.75

 No spouse/partner

188

65.22%

0.895

1.04

0.61–1.75

Noticed warning labels in last month

 Less than Often

1152

64.84%

ref

ref

ref

 Often

172

64.35%

0.581

0.89

0.58–1.36

Number of smoking friends

 0

409

62.74%

ref

ref

ref

 1

238

68.62%

0.565

1.18

0.66–2.11

 2

264

67.69%

0.774

1.08

0.64–1.83

 3

232

70.01%

0.515

1.19

0.70–2.01

 4

69

46.87%

0.054

0.44

0.19–1.01

 5

112

60.77%

0.425

0.79

0.43–1.43

Surveyed before/after new HWLs apply

 Before

1100

66.04%

   

 After

224

59.64%

0.044a

0.63

0.40–0.99

  1. CI, Confidence interval; Significant levels are indicated as follows: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.001,***p < 0.0001
  2. OR, Odd Ratio of adding more health information (0, refused/don’t know/ less health information/the same; 1, more health information)
  3. Survey before/after new HWLs apply, Before (before 01/04/2012); After (after 01/04/2012)
  4. aThe percentage are weighted and the frequencies are unweighted