Table 2

Demographic and economic factors associated with current smoking among adolescents in Kurdistan, Iraq, 2006

Demographic factor
OR (95% CI)

Age (years)

17+
1.93 (1.86, 2.00)
16
1.30 (1.25, 1.35)
15
1.07 (1.03, 1.11)
14
0.62 (0.59, 0.65)
13
0.49 (0.46, 0.51)
12
0.43 (0.41, 0.46)
<12
1

Sex

Male
2.21 (2.15, 2.27)
Females
1

Schooling grades

Fourth
0.84 (0.81, 0.87)
Third
0.94 (0.92, 0.97)
Second
0.70 (0.67, 0.72)
First
1

Pocket money (Iraqi Dinars)

30000+
0.69 (0.66, 0.73)
21000–29999
1.04 (0.99, 1.09)
11000–20999
2.45 (2.35, 2.56)
6000–10999
1.44 (1.38, 1.49)
1000–5999
1.21 (1.17, 1.26
<1000
1.03 (0.99, 1.07)
None
1

Siziya et al. Conflict and Health 2007 1:13   doi:10.1186/1752-1505-1-13