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. 2011 Nov;20(11):1609–1617. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2010.2657

Table 2.

Models Predicting Past-Year Depression Among Mothers: National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, 2001–2002

 
Model 1: Sociodemographic factors
Model 2: Sociodemographic + child factors
  OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Age
 18–24 1.38 (1.02-1.85) 1.40 (0.97-2.02)
 25–34 1.34 (1.09-1.65) 1.43 (1.11-1.84)
 35–44 1 (ref)   1 (ref)  
 45+ 0.80 (0.59-1.09) 0.78 (0.57-1.06)
Race/ethnicity
 White 1 (ref)   1 (ref)  
 Black 0.53 (0.41-0.70) 0.53 (0.40-0.69)
 Native American 1.29 (0.76-2.20) 1.26 (0.74-2.16)
 Asian/Hawaiin/Pacific Islander 1.05 (0.56-1.97) 1.04 (0.55-1.96)
 Hispanic 0.63 (0.48-0.82) 0.62 (0.48-0.81)
Education
 <High school 1.65 (1.16-2.36) 1.61 (1.12-2.33)
 Completed high school 1.30 (0.99-1.70) 1.29 (0.98-1.69)
 Some college 1.39 (1.07-1.79) 1.38 (1.07-1.78)
 Completed 4-year college+ 1 (ref)   1 (ref)  
Marital status
 Married 1 (ref)   1 (ref)  
 Living together 1.23 (0.79-1.93) 1.22 (0.78-1.91)
 Widowed 1.58 (0.78-3.23) 1.58 (0.78-3.22)
 Divorced or separated 1.87 (1.47-2.39) 1.85 (1.45-2.37)
 Never married 1.10 (0.83-1.46) 1.10 (0.83-1.47)
Household income
 Lowest quartile (<$20,000) 1.53 (1.09-2.15) 1.54 (1.10-2.16)
 Mid-low quartile ($20,000–39,999) 1.35 (0.99-1.83) 1.36 (1.00-1.85)
 Mid-high quartile ($40,000–69,999) 1.39 (1.02-1.89) 1.39 (1.03-1.89)
 Highest quartile (>$70,000) 1(ref)   1(ref)  
Current employment status
 Employed full-time 1 (ref)   1(ref)  
 Employed part-time 1.32 (1.04-1.68) 1.31 (1.04-1.66)
 Unemployed 3.27 (2.50-4.28) 3.24 (2.48-4.24)
 Retired or other 1.35 (1.07-1.71) 1.34 (1.05-1.72)
Nativity
 Foreign-born 0.41 (0.29-0.57) 0.41 (0.30-0.57)
 U.S.-born 1 (ref)   1 (ref)  
Number of children
 One     1 (ref)  
 Two     1.03 (0.80-1.32)
 Three     0.89 (0.61-1.31)
 Four+     1.12 (0.69-1.81)
Age of child(ren)a
 <1     1.31 (0.84-2.04)
 1–4     1.02 (0.76-1.37)
 5–12     0.95 (0.72-1.25)
 13–15     1.14 (0.86-1.51)
 16–17     1.19 (0.87-1.62)
a

Catagories are not mutually exclusive.

CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; ref, reference.