Table 3.

Multinomial Logistic Regression Contrasting Respondents Who Consistently Reported Lifetime Abstention With the Rest of the Study Population Regarding Sociodemographic Factors (n = 2,229), National Alcohol Survey, United States, 1984–1992

	Ceteris Paribus, Odds Ratios for Consistent Lifetime Abstainers With the Given Characteristics Compared With Those for
	Inconsistent Lifetime Abstainers		Former Drinkers		Current Drinkers
	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Female	2.76	1.03, 7.38	3.99	1.63, 9.75	4.70	1.96, 11.3
Blacka	0.72	0.35, 1.48	1.10	0.59, 2.04	1.74	0.96, 3.15
Hispanica	1.28	0.65, 2.51	1.61	0.86, 3.00	1.79	1.04, 3.09
Age, years	1.01	0.98, 1.04	1.03	1.01, 1.05	1.05	1.03, 1.07
Married	0.93	0.37, 2.32	1.71	0.80, 3.64	1.96	0.95, 4.05
Household income (<$30,000 = 1)	0.84	0.31, 2.23	1.24	0.56, 2.72	1.85	0.87, 3.93

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.

^aReference group is white.