Table 5.

Concurrent Multilevel Logistic Regression Predicting the Onset of Major Depression in Past 6 Months

Step and predictor	df	b	SE	t	Odds ratio	95% confidence interval for odds ratio
Step 1
Education	599	0.13	0.24	0.54	1.14	0.71–1.82
Age	599	−0.33	0.27	−1.22	0.72	0.42–1.22
Receive government assistance	599	1.45	0.53	2.75*	4.26	1.51–12.05
Marital status	599	0.51	0.52	0.99	1.67	0.60–4.61
No. of children	599	−0.05	0.16	−0.29	0.95	0.70–1.30
State	39	0.38	0.54	0.71	1.46	0.51–4.21
Step 2
Education	599	0.24	0.25	0.97	1.27	0.78–2.08
Age	599	−0.33	0.27	−1.25	0.72	0.42–1.22
Receive government assistance	599	1.38	0.51	2.69****	3.97	1.46–10.80
Marital status	599	0.67	0.51	1.30	1.95	0.72–5.31
No. of children	599	−0.05	0.15	−0.32	0.95	0.71–1.28
State	38	0.45	0.55	0.82	1.57	0.53–4.61
Neighborhood disadvantage/disorder	38	0.65	0.31	2.11*	1.92	1.04–3.52
Step 3
Education	597	0.45	0.31	1.45	1.57	0.85–2.88
Age	597	−0.10	0.33	−0.32	0.90	0.47–1.73
Receive government assistance	597	1.00	0.60	1.68a	2.72	0.84–8.81
Marital status	597	0.47	0.60	0.78	1.60	0.49–5.19
No. of children	597	0.13	0.19	0.67	1.14	0.78–1.65
State	38	0.92	0.65	1.41	2.51	0.70–8.97
Neighborhood disadvantage/disorder	38	0.67	0.36	1.85a	1.95	0.97–3.96
Negative life events	597	0.51	0.14	3.63****	1.67	1.27–2.19
Negative affectivity	597	0.76	0.24	3.10*	2.14	1.34–3.42

Note. n = 645. Only women who had not moved in the last 12 months for financial reasons were included.

^ap < .10.

^*p < .05.

^****p < .0001.