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. 2010 Sep;71(5):640–651. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2010.71.640

Table 2.

Model 1 parameter, odds ratio, and predicted probability estimates for consumption associated with race/ethnicity (N= 5,462)

Lifetime
Past month
Variable Parameter (SE) OR [95% CI] Predicted probability for a male eighth grader without nuclear family Parameter (SE) OR [95% CI] Predicted probability for a male eighth grader without nuclear family
Alcohol
 African American 0.05 1.05 .29 0.01 1.01 .10
(0.21) [0.69, 1.60] (0.29) [0.57, 1.77]
 Hispanic 0.46** 1.58 .38 0.47** 1.60 .15
(0.10) [1.31, 1.92] (0.14) [1.22, 2.12]
 Asian −0.60** 0.55 .18 −0.66* 0.52 .05
(0.17) [0.40, 0.76] (0.27) [0.30, 0.88]
 Caucasiana .28 .10
Cigarettes
 African American 0.07 1.07 .17 0.22 1.25 .05
(0.33) [0.56, 2.05] (0.42) [0.55, 2.80]
 Hispanic 0.49** 1.63 .23 0.58** 1.79 .07
(0.14) [1.23, 2.16] (0.20) [1.21, 2.64]
 Asian −0.32* 0.73 .12 −1.15** 0.32 .01
(0.14) [0.55, 0.94] (0.42) [0.14, 0.72]
 Caucasiana .16 .04
Marijuana
 African American 0.03 0.97 .11 −0.35 0.70 .04
(0.26) [0.58, 1.62] (0.49) [0.27, 1.86]
 Hispanic 0.67** 1.95 .20 0.68** 1.97 .10
(0.13) [1.51, 2.53] (0.16) [1.43, 2.69]
 Asian −1.03** 0.36 .04 −1.39** 0.25 .01
(0.21) [0.23, 0.54] (0.52) [0.09, 0.68]
 Caucasiana .11 .05

Notes: Model 1 adjusts for grade, sex, and nuclear family structure.

a

Reference group.

*

p ≤ .05;

**

p ≤ .01.