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Published in final edited form as: Subst Use Misuse. 2010 Apr 14;45(13):2113–2129. doi: 10.3109/10826081003682248

Table 3.

Multivariate ORs and 95% CIs for the association between demographic characteristics, PST constructs, and sexual initiation and condom use behavior by race in the Add Health study Wave I

	Ever had sex		Contraceptive use at first sex

Predictors	White	Black	White	Black
Older youth^a	1.85 (1.70, 2.01)	1.37 (1.16, 1.62)	0.92 (0.81,1.05)	0.94 (0.79, 1.14)
Males^b	0.78 (0.64,.96)	1.79 (1.13, 2.85)	1.04 (0.74, 1.47)	1.65 (1.04, 2.63)
Low SES^c	2.22 (1.59, 3.12)	1.30 (0.71, 2.35)	1.45 (0.96, 2.22)	1.10 (0.63, 1.95)
Low GPA^d	1.52(1.24, 1.88)	1.40 (0.98, 1.99)	0.84 (0.66, 1.08)	0.67 (0.47, 0.95)
High perception of peer sex	—	1.18 (0.80, 1.75)	1.05 (0.77, 1.42)	1.00 (0.65, 1.56)
Peers drink	2.22 (1.71, 2.88)	1.54 (1.00, 2.36)	0.87 (0.52, 1.44)	0.79 (0.38, 1.64)
Peers smoke weed	2.90 (2.36, 3.57)	2.49 (1.51, 4.13)	1.32 (0.94, 1.86)	1.73 (1.06, 2.79)
Low school connectedness	1.63 (1.33, 2.02)	1.45 (0.97, 2.16)	1.02 (0.76, 1.39)	1.78 (1.17, 2.71)
Low family connectedness	1.40 (1.176 1.68)	1.44(0.94, 2.21)	1.27 (0.94, 1.72)	0.99 (0.55, 1.81)

Note: For the empty entry, peer sex was dropped from model owing to a high number of missing responses by White males.

Reference category is younger youth.

Reference category is female adolescents.

Reference category is high SES.

Reference category is C+ or higher GPA.