Gender empowerment and female-to-male smoking prevalence ratios
Sara C Hitchman & Geoffrey T Fong
Volume 89, Number 3, March 2011, 195-202
Table 3. Multiple regression analyses predicting the gender smoking ratioa (n = 74)
| Predictor | β (standardized) | P |
|---|---|---|
| ln(GNI per capita)b | 0.33 | 0.01 |
| Gini coefficientc | 0.07 | 0.41 |
| Gender empowerment measured | 0.47 | < 0.0001 |
ln, logarithm.
a Female-to-male current cigarette smoking prevalence ratio.
b GNI per capita in purchasing power parity dollars.
c Obtained from reference.17 Value range: 0 to 1. 0 signifies maximal equality and 1, maximal inequality.
d Obtained from reference.17 Value range: 0 to 1. Values closer to 1 signify higher empowerment.