Research Article
Initial Smoking Experiences and Current Smoking Behaviors and Perceptions among Current Smokers
Table 2
Multivariate analysis for selected age-of-onset measures and adult smoking behaviors.
| | No. of cigarettes smoked per week | No. of cigarettes smoked per week | Smoking when bed-ridden due to illness | Smoking when bed-ridden due to illness |
| Age of smoking first cigarette | −.12** | — | −.17*** | — | Age of purchasing first cigarette | — | −.19*** | — | −.22*** | Gender (male) | .03 | .03 | −.06 | −.07 | Race (Caucasian) | .26*** | .26*** | .05 | .05 | Educational attainment (college graduate) | −.07 | −.07 | −.04 | −.04 | Income | .05 | .05 | .01 | .02 | Marital status (“involved”) | −.04 | −.04 | .02 | .02 | Age | .21*** | .22*** | .06 | .08 | -squared | .112 | .131 | .037 | .056 |
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