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Table 5 Generalized estimating equations parameter estimates for the way to get smoking-related knowledge in Chongqing, China

From: Knowledge about and sources of smoking-related knowledge, and influencing factors among male urban secondary school students in Chongqing, China

Parameter

Category

B

SE

95% CI

p value

Intercept

0.15

0.136

−0.117 to 0.416

0.270

School category

High school

0.05

0.053

−0.054 to 0.154

0.346

Middle school

0a

   

Family financial circumstances

Rich

−0.005

0.074

−0.151 to 0.14

0.944

Average

−0.096

0.059

−0.211 to 0.019

0.102

Impoverished

0a

   

Father’s smoking status

Smoker

−0.202

0.061

−0.321 to −0.083

0.001*

Non-smoker

0a

   

Mother’s smoking status

Smoker

−0.354

0.114

−0.578 to −0.131

0.002*

Non-smoker

0a

   

The number of smokers in family

Three or more people

0.12

0.093

−0.063 to 0.302

0.199

One or two people

0.103

0.068

−0.029 to 0.236

0.127

None

0a

   

The number of smokers among friends

Three or more people smoke

0.051

0.052

−0.05 to 0.153

0.324

One or two people

0.094

0.074

−0.05 to 0.239

0.201

None

0a

   

You altitude towards smoking friends

Disagree

0.235

0.132

−0.023 to 0.493

0.075

Neutral

0.213

0.128

−0.038 to 0.464

0.096

Agree

0a

   

You altitude towards smoking family

Disagree

0.181

0.153

−0.12 to 0.481

0.238

Neutral

0.097

0.153

−0.203 to 0.397

0.527

Agree

0a

   
  1. * Statistically significant (p < 0.05)
  2. aSet to zero because this parameter is redundant