Table 2.
Regression Results Predicting Lifetime Mental Health Disorders by Skin Tone for Pooled Sample, African Americans, & Caribbean Blacks
| Any Disorder | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined | African Americans | Caribbean Blacks | ||||
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Skin Color | ||||||
| Very Light | 1.93** | 1.31 - 2.83 | 1.86** | 1.24 - 2.78 | 3.17* | 1.02 - 9.83 |
| Light | 0.94 | 0.75 - 1.18 | 0.93 | 0.73 - 1.18 | 1.20 | 0.56 - 2.59 |
| Medium | 1.00 | Ref | 1.00 | Ref | 1.00 | Ref |
| Dark | 1.02 | 0.85 - 1.23 | 1.04 | 0.86 - 1.26 | 0.84 | 0.35 - 2.04 |
| Very Dark | 1.00 | 0.72 - 1.39 | 1.04 | 0.73 - 1.49 | 0.65 | 0.30 - 1.41 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| African American | 1.00 | Ref | ||||
| Caribbean Black | 0.83 | 0.63 - 1.11 | ||||
| Age | 0.98*** | 0.98 - 0.99 | 0.98*** | 0.98 - 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.97 - 1.00 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 1.00 | Ref | 1.00 | Ref | 1.00 | Ref |
| Female | 0.98 | 0.82 - 1.17 | 1.00 | 0.83 - 1.22 | 0.64 | 0.33 - 1.26 |
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Married | 1.00 | Ref | 1.00 | Ref | 1.00 | Ref |
| Formerly Married | 1.67*** | 1.36 - 2.04 | 1.68*** | 1.35 - 2.08 | 1.35 | 0.86 - 2.11 |
| Never Married | 1.00 | 0.78 - 1.28 | 0.96 | 0.73 - 1.24 | 1.90* | 1.07 - 3.37 |
| Household Income (Ln) | 0.88** | 0.81 - 0.97 | 0.88* | 0.80 - 0.97 | 0.89 | 0.63 - 1.25 |
| Education | ||||||
| Some High School | 1.00 | Ref | 1.00 | Ref | 1.00 | Ref |
| High School Graduate | 0.61*** | 0.48 - 0.77 | 0.61*** | 0.48 - 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.19 - 2.65 |
| Some College | 0.74* | 0.55 - 0.99 | 0.75+ | 0.55 - 1.01 | 0.73 | 0.19 - 2.79 |
| College Graduate | 0.79 | 0.59 - 1.07 | 0.78 | 0.57 - 1.07 | 1.14 | 0.38 - 3.41 |
| N | 4,771 | 3,393 | 1,378 | |||
***
p < 0.001
**
p < 0.01
*
p < 0.05
+
p < 0.10
Source: National Survey of American Life (NSAL)