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Table 2 Multvariable analysis of knowledge of supervised smoking facilities

From: Public opinions about supervised smoking facilities for crack cocaine and other stimulants

Variable

Odds ratio (95 % Confidence Interval)

Age (per decade)

1.17 (1.02 to 1.34)

Male sex

1.88 (1.22 to 2.92)

Household income in the past year before taxes

  Less than $30,000

1.00 (Referent)

  Between $30,000 and $49,999,99

0.63 (0.31 to 1.29)

  Between $50,000 and $79,999,99

0.57 (0.28 to 1.16)

  More than $80,000

0.91 (0.44 to 1.89)

Highest level of education attained

  Less than high school

1.00 (Referent)

  Completed high school

0.75 (0.36 to 1.56)

  Some post-secondary (college or

1.74 (0.85 to 3.58)

  University degree

2.59 (1.16 to 5.78)

Marital Status

  Married/Living with partner

1.00 (Referent)

  Previously married

0.84 (0.45 to 1.56)

  Never married

1.33 (0.71 to 2.46)

Smoking Status

  Current

1.00 (Referent)

  Former

1.04 (0.51 to 2.09)

  Never

0.55 (0.31 to 0.99)

Religious Service Attendance, past 12 months

  None

1.00 (Referent)

  1 to 6 times

0.62 (0.36 to 1.06)

  7 or more times

0.88 (0.52 to 1.49)

Employment status

  Employed

1.00 (Referent)

  Unemployed

1.31 (0.45 to 3.80)

  Other (student, retired, homemaker)

1.18 (0.68 to 2.05)

Alcohol use in the past 12 months

0.84 (0.50 to 1.40)

Cannabis use in the past 12 months

1.25 (0.57 to 2.73)

Fair or Poor Self-reported Health

1.24 (0.62 to 2.51)

Fair or Poor Self-reported Mental Health

0.44 (0.17 to 1.10)

Health care worker

2.55 (1.08 to 6.01)

Immigrant to Canada

0.47 (0.28 to 0.81)

Urban residence

0.89 (0.56 to 1.44)

  1. Odds ratios estimated using logistic regression for complex survey designs. Statistical significance assessed using t-distribution with 610 degrees of freedom