Table 6.

Prospective Multilevel Logistic Regression Predicting a New Episode of Major Depression in Past 12 Months

Step and predictor	df	b	SE	t	Odds ratio	95% confidence interval for odds ratio
Step 1
Education	339	0.39	0.31	1.26	1.48	0.80–2.71
Age	339	−1.06	0.40	−2.62**	0.35	0.16–0.76
Receive government assistance	339	1.29	0.60	2.14*	3.63	1.12–11.78
Marital status	339	0.12	0.60	0.20	1.13	0.35–3.65
No. of children	339	0.15	0.20	0.77	1.16	0.79–1.72
State	39	−0.37	0.77	−0.48	0.69	0.15–3.12
Step 2
Education	339	0.39	0.32	1.21	1.48	0.79–1.72
Age	339	−1.06	0.40	−2.63**	0.35	0.16–0.76
Receive government assistance	339	1.29	0.60	2.13*	3.63	1.12–11.78
Marital status	339	0.08	0.62	0.13	1.08	0.32–3.65
No. of children	339	0.16	0.20	0.81	1.17	0.79–1.74
State	339	−0.34	0.78	−0.43	0.71	0.15–3.28
Neighborhood disadvantage/disorder	38	−0.10	0.42	−0.24	0.90	0.40–2.06
Step 3
Education	337	1.09	0.29	3.71***	2.97	1.68–5.25
Age	337	−1.61	0.36	−4.47***	0.20	0.10–0.40
Receive government assistance	337	1.99	0.60	3.34***	7.32	2.26–23.71
Marital status	337	0.24	0.51	0.46	1.27	0.47–3.45
No. of children	337	0.63	0.21	3.08**	1.88	1.24–2.83
State	38	−0.49	1.23	−0.40	0.61	0.05–6.83
Neighborhood disadvantage/disorder	38	−0.02	0.65	−0.03	0.98	0.27–3.50
Negative life events	337	−0.09	0.16	−0.58	0.91	0.67–1.25
Negative affectivity	337	1.96	0.28	6.88***	7.10	4.10–12.29

Note. N = 385. Only women who had not moved in the previous 2 years were included.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.

^***p < .001.