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Table 4 Regression results for frequency of smoking (N = 3277)

From: The case for gender considerate tobacco control policies in Albania

Variables

Coefficient

(95% CI)

Individual-level variables

 Survey year (ref: 2008–09)

−0.021 (−0.060, −0.018)

 Gender (ref:male)

0.623* (0.570, 0.676)

 Age (ref: 15–19)

  20–24

0.248* (0.158, 0.338)

  25–44

0.276* (0.189, 0.362)

  45–49

0.257* (0.161, 0.354)

 Education (ref: University and Post-graduate)

  No education/Primary less than 4-year

0.217* (0.099, 0.336)

  Primary 8-year

0.147* (0.085, 0.209)

  Secondary/Professional/technical

0.114* (0.058, 0.171)

 Alcohol consumption (ref: Moderate Drinker)

  Non drinker

−0.005 (−0.047, 0.037)

  Binge drinker

0.190* (0.079, 0.301)

 Health awareness on Smoking

0.006 (−0.109, 0.122)

 Marital Status (ref: Not married)

  Married

0.026 (−0.021, 0.073)

  Divorced

0.140** (0.031, 0.248)

 Occupation (ref: Unemployed)

  Professional/Clerical/Sales/Services

0.021 (−0.032, 0.073)

  Skilled Manual

0.028 (−0.025, 0.081)

  Agriculture

−0.002 (− 0.071, 0.301)

  Unskilled Manual/Other

−0.015 (− 0.082, 0.053)

Household-level variables

 Household wealth quintile (ref: Very Poor)

  Quintile 2

−0.001 (− 0.058, 0.056)

  Quintile 3

−0.003 (− 0.067, 0.061)

  Quintile 4

− 0.015 (− 0.085, 0.054)

  Quintile 5(Very Rich)

−0.003 (− 0.081, 0.075)

 Religion (ref: Islam)

 

  Orthodox

0.021 (−0.050, 0.093)

  Catholic

−0.020 (− 0.097, 0.058)

  Bektashi

−0.040 (− 0.189, 0.109)

  Atheist

0.095 (0.056, 0.245)

  Other

−0.173 (− 0.479, 0.132)

Community-level variables

 Urban (ref: Rural)

0.069** (0.020, 0.118)

 Regions (ref: Tiranë)

  Berat

−0.131* (− 0.214, − 0.048)

  Dibër

0.003 (− 0.071, 0.075)

  Durrës

0.024 (− 0.055, 0.102)

  Elbasan

−0.083** (− 0.150, − 0.017)

  Fier

−0.171* (− 0.248, − 0.095)

  Gjirokastër.

−0.182* (− 0.276, − 0.088)

  Korçë

−0.055 (− 0.134, 0.023)

  Kukës

− 0.048 (− 0.125, − 0.030)

  Lezhë

0.159* (0.054, 0.264)

  Shkodër.

− 0.016 (− 0.100, 0.068)

  Vlorë

−0.047 (− 0.124, 0.030)

  βehat

0.147* (0.058, 0.236)

  LR test statistica

3912.75*

  lnalpha

−1.674 (−1.744, −1.603)

  1. *1% significance level, ** 5% significance level, ***10% Significance level
  2. a Likelihood ratio test of alpha = 0