Associations (adjusted ORs*) for agreement with the five statements in the 2012 and 2011 surveys
| Variable | Effect (ref. value for each variable is last) | Smoke-free country† | Fewer outlets† | No tobacco sales in 10 years† | Outdoor smoking ban‡ | Raise price‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 15 vs 14 years | 1.03 (0.96–1.10) | 0.96 (0.88–1.05) | 1.00 (0.93–1.08) | 0.99 (0.92–1.06) | 0.98 (0.91–1.06) |
| Gender | Female vs male | 1.09 (1.01–1.17) | 1.39 (1.29–1.50) | 1.09 (1.02–1.18) | 1.12 (1.04–1.20) | 1.17 (1.09–1.26) |
| Ethnicity | Māori vs NZ European | 0.76 (0.70–0.83) | 0.83 (0.75–0.90) | 0.84 (0.78–0.91) | 0.94 (0.86–1.04) | 0.80 (0.74–0.88) |
| Pacific vs NZ European | 0.93 (0.82–1.05) | 0.66 (0.59–0.75) | 0.85 (0.76–0.95) | 1.34 (1.20–1.50) | 0.85 (0.77–0.94) | |
| Asian vs NZ European | 1.10 (1.00–1.21) | 0.64 (0.56–0.72) | 0.73 (0.66–0.81) | 1.32 (1.18–1.48) | 0.87 (0.79–0.97) | |
| Other vs NZ European | 1.00 (0.83–1.21) | 0.74 (0.61–0.89) | 0.93 (0.79–1.10) | 1.18 (0.86–1.61) | 1.03 (0.76–1.41) | |
| SES | Low vs high | 1.02 (0.90–1.14) | 0.83 (0.74–0.94) | 1.07 (0.95–1.20) | 1.19 (1.06–1.35) | 0.95 (0.82–1.10) |
| Medium vs high | 1.02 (0.93–1.11) | 0.95 (0.87–1.05) | 1.06 (0.97–1.15) | 1.06 (0.97–1.15) | 0.98 (0.90–1.07) | |
| Parents smoke | Both vs neither | 0.67 (0.61–0.75) | 0.69 (0.62–0.76) | 0.71 (0.64–0.79) | 0.72 (0.65–0.80) | 0.57 (0.51–0.64) |
| One vs neither | 0.67 (0.63–0.73) | 0.74 (0.68–0.81) | 0.75 (0.70–0.81) | 0.75 (0.69–0.81) | 0.67 (0.62–0.72) | |
| Sibling smoke | 0.82 (0.75–0.88) | 0.83 (0.77–0.91) | 0.88 (0.82–0.96) | 0.89 (0.82–0.97) | 0.85 (0.79–0.93) | |
| Friend smoke | 0.60 (0.56–0.65) | 0.72 (0.66–0.78) | 0.70 (0.65–0.75) | 0.58 (0.54–0.63) | 0.69 (0.64–0.75) | |
| Smoking susceptibility§ | Susceptible vs not susceptible | 0.23 (0.30–0.35) | 0.41 (0.37–0.46) | 0.36 (0.33–0.39) | 0.36 (0.33–0.40) | 0.48 (0.44–0.53) |
| Smoking status | Experimented vs never | 0.55 (0.51–0.60) | 0.53 (0.48–0.58) | 0.63 (0.58–0.68) | 0.64 (0.58–0.70) | 0.60 (0.55–0.66) |
| <monthly vs never | 0.31 (0.27–0.37) | 0.34 (0.29–0.39) | 0.41 (0.35–0.48) | 0.31 (0.27–0.36) | 0.33 (0.28–0.39) | |
| Monthly vs never | 0.14 (0.11–0.18) | 0.14 (0.11–0.18) | 0.21 (0.16–0.27) | 0.27 (0.21–0.34) | 0.29 (0.23–0.38) | |
| Weekly vs never | 0.13 (0.10–0.18) | 0.12 (0.09–0.16) | 0.18 (0.14–0.24) | 0.18 (0.14–0.23) | 0.16 (0.12–0.20) | |
| Daily vs never | 0.09 (0.07–0.12) | 0.11 (0.09–0.14) | 0.12 (0.10–0.15) | 0.15 (0.13–0.19) | 0.10 (0.08–0.13) |
*Each variable is adjusted for all the other variables in the table. The adjusted ORs shown in bold were not significantly different from 1 at the 95% level.
†These results are for the 2012 survey.
‡These results are for the 2011 survey.
§This analysis only includes ‘never’ smokers—see ‘Methods’ section for definition of smoking susceptibility.
SES, socioeconomic status.