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Table 2 Multinomial logistic regression, smoking

From: Sexual orientation and health behaviors among college students in Italy

Y = Smoking (Ref: Never)

1–7 cigarettes/day

8+ cigarettes/day

Men

Women

Men

Women

Sexual identity (Ref: Heterosexual)

 Bisexual

0.745

(0.292)

0.799

(0.318)

2.308***

(0.668)

2.024**

(0.597)

0.565

(0.272)

0.607

(0.296)

3.245***

(1.101)

2.670***

(0.933)

 Homosexual

0.544

(0.293)

0.527

(0.286)

3.651***

(1.577)

3.253***

(1.428)

0.625

(0.339)

0.644

(0.355)

2.670*

(1.579)

2.326

(1.393)

Age

1.079**

(0.036)

1.063*

(0.036)

1.052

(0.038)

1.038

(0.039)

1.146***

(0.039)

1.109***

(0.039)

1.053

(0.052)

1.023

(0.052)

Parents’ education (Ref: < then high school)

 High school

 

1.535**

(0.264)

 

1.161

(0.153)

 

1.196

(0.208)

 

1.014

(0.188)

 College degree

 

1.716***

(0.307)

 

1.299*

(0.192)

 

1.438**

(0.263)

 

1.385

(0.279)

Importance of religion (Ref: Not at all)

 Somewhat

 

0.834

(0.095)

 

0.886

(0.117)

 

0.655***

(0.082)

 

0.772

(0.140)

 Quite/very

 

0.603***

(0.073)

 

0.528***

(0.070)

 

0.431***

(0.058)

 

0.421***

(0.078)

Working while in college (Ref: Never)

 Sometimes

 

1.410***

(0.148)

 

1.417***

(0.156)

 

2.118***

(0.250)

 

1.702***

(0.263)

 Regularly

 

1.301*

(0.193)

 

1.384**

(0.205)

 

2.576***

(0.391)

 

2.009***

(0.408)

In a relationship

 

1.11

(0.108)

 

1.216**

(0.116)

 

0.892

(0.097)

 

1.124

(0.151)

Friends approve sex with persons of same-sex (Ref: No)

 Somewhat

 

1.248

(0.171)

 

1.266*

(0.182)

 

0.97

(0.142)

 

1.282

(0.258)

 Quite/yes

 

1.194

(0.191)

 

1.334*

(0.212)

 

1.04

(0.176)

 

1.311

(0.296)

Parents approve sex with persons of same-sex (Ref: No)

 Somewhat

 

0.998

(0.121)

 

0.843

(0.107)

 

1.024

(0.136)

 

0.849

(0.151)

 Quite/yes

 

1.121

(0.178)

 

0.903

(0.144)

 

0.782

(0.143)

 

0.748

(0.172)

Constant

0.071***

(0.051)

0.062***

(0.048)

0.074***

(0.058)

0.101***

(0.083)

0.024***

(0.018)

0.048***

(0.038)

0.073**

(0.076)

0.172

(0.190)

N

3222

2982

3222

2982

  1. *p < 0.10, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01. Region where respondents attend university is included in all models