Table 4 Socio-demographic factors affecting the awareness levels, noticing the PHW, and intention to quit among the current smoker (female) who participated in the second round of GATS India

Demographic characteristics

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Marital status

Unmarried

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Married

0.8 (0.8–0.9)

0.4 (0.1–2.3)

0.4 (0.3–0.9)

0.6 (0.0-6.7)

0.34 (0.15–0.78)

0.2 (0.0-1.5)

Separated/divorced/widowed

0.6 (0.5–0.6)

0.2 (0.0-1.4)

0.3 (0.1–0.8)

0.2 (0.0-2.7)

0.27 (0.12–0.63)

0.1 (0.0-0.6)

Age groups

-

15–29 (Ref.)

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

30–44

1.2 (0.8–1.7)

3.1 (0.9–10.6)

1.1 (0.7–1.6)

1.1 (0.3–3.5)

1.4 (0.9–2.2)

-

45–59

0.9 (0.6–1.4)

11.5 (2.6–50.3)

1.0 (0.7–1.6)

1.3 (0.3–5.4)

1.2 (0.8–1.8)

-

≥ 60

0.6 (0.4–0.9)

4.1 (0.9–18.4)

0.6 (0.4–0.9)

1.4 (0.3–6.2)

0.8 (0.6–1.3)

-

Residence

-

Urban (Ref.)

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref

Rural

0.5 (0.4–0.7)

0.8 (0.3–2.2)

0.4 (0.3–0.6)

0.6 (0.2–1.6)

0.7 (0.5-1.0)

-

Education

No formal schooling

0.3 (0.1–0.8)

0.2 (0.0-0.8)

0.4 (0.1–0.9)

0.7 (0.2–2.6)

0.3 (0.1–0.7)

0.2 (0.0-1.1)

Up to Primary education

0.5 (0.23–1.3)

0.7 (0.2–3.1)

0.7 (0.3–1.7)

2.7 (0.5–13.2)

0.4 (0.1–0.9)

0.2 (0.0-1.2)

Up to secondary education

0.7 (0.3–1.7)

3.2 (0.7–15.1)

0.7 (0.3-2.0)

1.2 (0.2–7.7)

0.7 (0.3–1.9)

1.3 (0.2-8.0)

Higher secondary and above

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

-

Ref.

Ref.

Occupation

Govt./Non-Government employee

Ref

-

Ref

-

Ref.

Ref.

Self-Employed/Retired

1.1 (0.5–2.6)

-

1.0 (0.4–2.5)

-

0.8 (0.3–1.8)

1.5 (0.2–9.2)

Student/Homemaker

1.1 (0.5–2.3)

-

0.7 (0.3–1.5)

-

0.78 (0.36–1.7)

1.3 (0.2-7.0)

Unemployed

0.5 (0.2–1.2)

-

0.5 (0.2–1.2)

-

0.3 (0.1–0.8)

0.3 (0.0-3.1)

Wealth index Quintiles

1

1.5 (1.0-2.4)

6.4 (1.2–34.9)

1.2 (0.7–1.8)

-

0.9 (0.6–1.4)

-

2

0.9 (0.6–1.4)

1.2 (0.2–5.5)

0.9 (0.6–1.3)

-

0.8 (0.5–1.1)

-

3

0.9 (0.6–1.3)

1.8 (0.5–7.8)

0.7 (0.5–1.1)

-

1.1 (0.7–1.6)

-

4

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

1.4 (0.5–4.2)

0.9 (0.7–1.4)

-

1.0 (0.7–1.5)

-

5

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

-

Currently pregnant

Yes

Ref

Ref

Ref

No

0.91 (0.82–1.02)

0.2 (0.0-1.8)

-

0.3 (0.1–1.5)

-

Age at daily Smoking initiation

-

Less than 15 (Ref.)

Ref

-

Ref

-

Ref

-

15–18 years

0.8 (0.5–1.4)

-

1.4 (0.9–2.4)

-

1.2 (0.7-2.0)

-

19–21 years

1.2 (0.8–1.9)

-

1.3 (0.8–2.1)

-

1.2 (0.8–1.9)

-

22 years old or older

0.8 (0.5–1.1)

-

1.1 (0.7–1.5)

-

1.4 (0.9-2.0)

-

The average number of cigarettes smoked per day.

-

Less than 5 Cigs/day

Ref.

-

Ref.

-

Ref.

5–9 Cigs/day

0.9 (0.6–1.3)

-

1.9 (1.3–2.8)

-

0.8 (0.6–1.1)

-

10–14 Cigs/day

0.6 (0.4-1.0)

-

1.8 (1.1-3.0)

-

0.9 (0.5–1.4)

-

15–24 Cigs/day

1.0 (0.6–1.9)

-

1.8 (0.9–3.5)

-

0.8 (0.4–1.4)

-

>=24 Cigs/day

0.9 (0.5–1.8)

-

2.5 (1.2-5.0)

-

0.5 (0.3-1.0)

-

How do you buy cigarettes?

Loose cigarettes

Ref

Ref

Ref

-

Ref

Ref

Packets

0.4 (0.2–0.9)

1.17 (1.10–2.96)

0.4 (0.2–0.9)

2.21 (1.48–3.66)

0.4 (0.2–0.7)

1.3 (1.0-3.5)

Believes that tobacco causes Serious Illness

-

No

-

-

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Yes

-

-

3.6 (2.5-5.0)

7.35 (2.58–20.91)

2.8 (2.0-4.1)

6.7 (2.1–21.6)

Time of First Smoking Upon Waking

Within 5 min

Ref

-

Ref

-

Ref

-

Within 6–30 min

1.0 (0.7–1.4)

-

1.2 (0.8–1.7)

-

0.6 (0.4–0.9)

-

Within 31–60 min

1.0 (0.6–1.5)

-

1.5 (0.9–2.3)

-

1.0 (0.7–1.6)

-

More than 60 min

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

-

1.0 (0.7–1.5)

-

1.4 (1.0-2.2)

-

Smoking Quit Attempt in the Past 12 Months

No

Ref

-

Ref

-

-

-

Yes

1.0 (0.7–1.3)

-

1.5 (1.1–1.9)

1.9 (1.1–5.3)

-

-