Adjusted odds ratios* and 95% confidence intervals from logistic regression of smoking status on SES indicators (n=6892)
| Variables | OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|
| Source: 1998–1999 Household Expenditure Survey, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). *Odds ratios pertain to the odds of being a smoking household. They are adjusted for the number of persons aged ⩾15, number of men aged ⩾18 and age of head of household. | |
| Household income | |
| First quintile | 0.96 (0.41 to 2.24) |
| Second quintile | 0.81(0.01 to 73.07) |
| Third quintile | 0.82 (0.01 to 57.26) |
| Fourth quintile | 0.92 (0.15 to 5.73) |
| Fifth quintile | 1.0 |
| Education | |
| No qualifications | 2.31 (1.87 to 2.86) |
| Diploma | 1.95 (1.64 to 2.32) |
| Degree | 1.0 |
| Unknown | 2.86 (2.14 to 3.83) |
| Occupation | |
| Blue collar | 1.41 (1.16 to 1.70) |
| White collar | 1.28 (1.02 to 1.59) |
| Professional | 1.0 |
| Not applicable | 1.35 (1.04 to 1.76) |
| Unemployment | |
| One or more unemployed persons | 1.43 (1.11 to 1.83) |
| No one unemployed | 1.0 |
| Housing tenure | |
| Renter | 2.37 (2.04 to 2.75) |
| Purchaser | 1.46 (1.23 to 1.75) |
| Owner | 1.0 |
| Other | 1.20 (0.82 to 1.77) |
| Index of relative socioeconomic disadvantage | |
| First quintile (high disadvantage) | 1.65 (1.39 to 1.95) |
| Second quintile | 1.44 (1.19 to 1.74) |
| Third quintile | 1.43 (1.19 to 1.72) |
| Fourth quintile | 1.26 (1.07 to 1.48) |
| Fifth quintile (low disadvantage) | 1.0 |
| Unknown | 1.77 (1.39 to 2.24) |