Table 4.
Odds ratios for intoxicationa in US-born and foreign-born, by racial-ethnic origin: NESARC 2001–2002
| Factor/Predictor | African |
European |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
Mexican |
Puerto Rican |
Other Hispanic/Latino |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US-born | Foreign-born | US-born | Foreign-born | US-born | Foreign-born | US-born | Foreign-born | US-born | Foreign-born | US-born | Foreign-born | |
| Length of US stay (years)b | N/A | 1.01 | N/A | 1.00 | N/A | 1.012 | N/A | 1.021 | N/A | 1.00 | N/A | 1.00 |
| Traumatic events in last 12 months (scale 0–12)b |
1.24 | 0.98 | 1.21 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.66* | 1.38 | 1.10* | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.17 | 1.15 |
| Age (years)b | 0.97 | 0.99 | 0.95 | 0.97* | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.02 |
| Genderc | ||||||||||||
| Man (reference) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Woman | 0.41 | 0.32 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.27 | 0.95* | 0.35 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.79 | 0.26 |
| Marital statusc | ||||||||||||
| Married/living as if married (reference) |
1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Widowed/divorced/separated | 1.39 | 0.48 | 1.80 | 1.88 | 2.41 | 2.8 | 1.89 | 1.90 | 3.88 | 0.39* | 0.84 | 0.75 |
| Never married | 1.05 | 0.43 | 2.03 | 1.93 | 1.68 | 2.19 | 1.49 | 1.14 | 2.99 | 1.08 | 0.84 | 0.92 |
| Number of children under 18 in householdb |
0.99 | 0.51 | 0.94 | 0.75 | 0.90 | 0.98 | 1.07 | 0.96 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.58 | 1.11 |
| Number of related persons age 18+ in householdb |
0.88 | 0.88 | 0.83 | 0.59 | 1.12 | 0.68 | 0.85 | 1.01 | 0.81 | 1.01 | 0.41 | 0.69 |
| Educationc | ||||||||||||
| Less than high school | 1.32 | &0.06 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 1.67 | 0.69 | 0.88 | 1.18 | &4.34 | 0.60 | &12.22 | 1.22 |
| High school diploma | 0.88 | 0.63 | 0.95 | 0.53 | 2.81 | 0.74 | 1.30 | 0.70 | &43.6 | 0.27 | &23.53 | 1.74 |
| Some college (no degree) | 0.83 | 1.37 | 1.14 | 0.67 | 2.62 | 0.73 | 1.46 | 1.64 | &49.44 | 0.15 | &39.99 | 1.26 |
| College degree (reference) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Family income (×$1,000)b | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Work statusc | ||||||||||||
| Employed (reference) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Unemployed | 1.33 | 0.50 | 1.28 | 1.91 | 1.07 | 0.44 | 0.76 | 0.36 | 0.83 | 1.70 | 0.40 | 1.40 |
| Other | 0.76 | 0.71 | 1.05 | 1.82 | 0.73 | 0.36 | 0.72 | 0.52 | 0.21 | 0.53 | 2.22 | 2.04 |
All analyses used weighted data and took into account the design effects resulting from the complex sampling design. Confidence intervals for each of the estimates are available from the authors upon request. A total of 14.2% of the sample reported “Other/unknown racial-ethnic origin” (results not shown). The results are based on the full NESARC sample and a model that also included: receipt of public assistance, housing, childhood trauma, self-reported health, and US region
P < 0.05; ORs are different between US-born and foreign-born in the total population or within a racial-ethnic origin group
Estimates preceded by a “&” have a “too large” standard error and should be used with caution as they do not meet the standard of reliability or precision
Having drunk enough to feel intoxicated at least 1–2 times in the last 12 months
Values in cells are OR in response to one unit increase of the predictor variable
Values in cells are OR against the reference group