Table 2.
Logistic Regression Analyses Predicting any Maternal Jail Time, Conviction, and Arrest.1
| Maternal Outcome: | Jail Time OR (95% CI) | Conviction OR (95% CI) | Arrest OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment status a | .45 (.15-1.33) | .51 (.26-1.00)* | .39 (.15-1.04)+ |
| Maternal marital status b | .23 (.05-1.12)+ | .30 (.13-.70)** | .39 (.12-1.31) |
| Maternal education | .68 (.45-1.01)+ | 1.00 (.74-1.34) | .58 (.39-.86)** |
| Maternal age | 1.06 (.83-1.35) | .92 (.79-1.08) | 1.06 (.85-1.32) |
| Prenatal primary care visits | .86 (.74-1.01)+ | .99 (.89-1.10) | .90 (.78-1.03) |
| Prenatal smoking | .98 (.91-1.05) | .99 (.94-1.03) | 1.04 (.99-1.09) |
| Model R2 | .18 | .11 | .21 |
| Model χ2 | 17.32** | 19.17** | 24.57** |
1
Each of these models remained significant when maternal race was included as a predictor. Minority mothers were slightly more likely to be convicted, OR = .44 (.18-1.10), p < .10, and were significantly more likely to have experienced time in jail, OR = .23 (.07-.80), p < .05. Maternal race was not a significant predictor of maternal arrest.
a
1 = treatment group;
b
1 = married;
**
p < .01,
*
p < .05,
+
p < .10.