TABLE 4.
VARIATION IN DISPOSITION AMONG MPV ARRESTEES, NYC 1992–2003 (RESULTS OF MULTINOMIAL LOGISTIC REGRESSION)
| Odds Ratio by Dispositiona | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Covariates and X2-Statisticb | Time Served | Fine | Jail |
| Intercept Odds (%) | 8.3:100 (7.7%) | 14.5:100 (12.7%) | 1.1:100 (1.1%) |
| Prior Arrests (68,644.6) | |||
| 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 1c | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| 3–9 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 7.7 |
| 10+ | 6.2 | 1.6 | 28.7 |
| Race/Ethnicity (15,957.2) | |||
| Blackc | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Hispanic | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| White | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| Other | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Age (16,351.6) | |||
| 16–17 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| 18–20 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| 21–29c | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 30–39 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| 40+ | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Gender (15,309.4) | |||
| Malec | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Female | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Year (16,945.6) | |||
| 1992 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| 1993 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| 1994 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 1995 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| 1996 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| 1997 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| 1998 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| 1999 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| 2000c | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2001 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| 2002 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| 2003 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
a
The reference category for the categorical dependent variable is case disposed.
b
The X2-test examines the significance of the variation across all 4 categories of the dependent variable. The test for each independent variable was statistically significant at the α = 0.01 level.
c
Reference category of independent variable.