Table 5 Factors associated with younger age at smoking initiation among men and women*: Cox proportional hazard models

 1930-1949

1.00 (reference category)

1.00 (reference category)

 1950-1959

1.09 (0.94-1.26)

1.02 (0.84-1.24)

 1960-1969

1.12 (0.96-1.31)

1.17 (0.95-1.45)

 1970-1979

1.13 (0.97-1.32)

1.53 (1.26-1.86)

 1980-1989

1.53 (1.31-1.79)

2.21 (1.82-2.68)

Years of education:

n.s.

 0-8

1.00 (reference category)

 9-12

1.02 (0.86-1.21)

 13+

0.86 (0.72-1.01)

Religiosity:

n.s.

 Secular

1.00 (reference category)

 Traditional

0.93 (0.80-1.07)

 Observant

0.83 (0.70-0.99)

 Very religious

1.40 (0.86-2.27)

Population sub-group:

n.s.

 Born in Israel

1.00 (reference category)

 Immigrants before 1990

1.026 (0.888-1.185)

 Immigrants between 1990 and 1995

1.360 (1.165-1.586)

 Immigrants after 1995

1.178 (0.985-1.409)

 Arabs

0.849 (0.749-0.962)