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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2009 Jul 21;31(5):484–493. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2009.06.002

Table 3.

Logistic regression between lifetime prevalence of DSM-IV major depressive disorder and family structure for black women and men in the National Survey on American Life (NSAL) 2001–2003

Total Women Men
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
  Raised by both biological parents 1.00 ----- 1.00 ----- 1.00 -----
  Raised by one biological parent and non-biological parent 1.39 (1.02, 1.89) 1.44 (1.05, 1.99) 1.18 (0.54, 2.57)
  Raised by one biological parent 1.10 (0.79, 1.54) 1.02 (0.69, 1.50) 1.25 (0.56, 2.79)
  Raised by neither biological parent 1.14 (0.76, 1.70) 1.34 (0.83, 2.16) 0.63 (0.24, 1.61)
  Missing 1.52 (0.80, 2.89) 1.73 (0.71, 4.25) 1.28 (0.33, 4.89)
Age 0.98 (0.97, 0.99) 0.98 (0.97, 0.99) 0.98 (0.96, 1.00)
Marital status
  Married or cohabitating 1.00 ----- 1.00 ----- 1.00 -----
  Formerly married 1.77 (1.14, 2.75) 1.46 (0.91, 2.35) 2.70 (1.31, 5.57)
  Never married 1.14 (0.83, 1.57) 1.01 (0.66, 1.54) 1.51 (0.81, 2.83)
Educational attainment
  < 12 years 1.00 ----- 1.00 ----- 1.00 -----
  12 years 0.75 (0.53, 1.06) 0.68 (0.45, 1.02) 0.98 (0.48, 2.01)
  13–15 years 0.83 (0.53, 1.29) 0.85 (0.51, 1.42) 0.87 (0.38, 1.97)
  ≥ 16 years 1.09 (0.67, 1.78) 1.14 (0.65, 2.01) 1.02 (0.37, 2.83)
Income to needs ratio
  Poor 1.00 ----- 1.00 ----- 1.00 -----
  Near poor 0.79 (0.56, 1.13) 0.70 (0.47, 1.05) 1.23 (0.46, 3.32)
  Non-poor (2.0–3.9) 1.16 (0.83, 1.62) 1.04 (0.70, 1.56) 1.53 (0.73, 3.21)
  Non-poor (≥ 4.0) 1.06 (0.68, 1.65) 0.94 (0.51, 1.74) 1.43 (0.67, 3.05)

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