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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Apr 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Drug Educ. 2011;41(3):309–326. doi: 10.2190/DE.41.3.e

Table 3.

Predictors of Lifetime NMUPD, Alcohol, Cigarette, and Marijuana Use

NMUPD (n = 890)
Alcohol (n = 902)
Cigarettes (n = 898)
Marijuana (n = 890)
B OR CI B OR CI B OR CI B OR CI
Female −.08 .92 .7–1.3 .23 1.26 .9–1.8 .35+ 1.41 .9–2.1 −.05 .95 .6–1.6
Age .19 1.21 .8–1.7 .64** 1.90 1.3–2.9 .16 1.18 .7–1.9 1.32*** 3.75 1.7–8.4
Nonwhite .06 1.06 .6–1.8 .79* 2.20 1.2–4.0 .22 1.25 .7–2.3 .28 1.32 .6–2.8
Sensation seeking .15 1.16 1.0–1.4 .40*** 1.49 1.2–1.8 .25* 1.28 1.0–1.6 .23 1.26 .9–1.7
Antisocial behavior .69 1.99 .8–5.1 .10 1.11 .4–2.8 1.02* 2.77 1.1–7.1 1.33* 3.78 1.1–12.7
Friends’ use .39*** 1.48 1.2–1.8 .47*** 1.60 1.3–1.9 .50*** 1.65 1.4–1.9 .55*** 1.73 1.4–2.1
School days skipped .10 1.10 1.0–1.3 .04 1.04 .9–1.2 −.03 .97 .8–1.2 .19+ 1.21 1.0–1.5
Perceived availability .27* 1.31 1.0–1.7 .29** 1.33 1.1–1.6 .53*** 1.70 1.4–2.0 .46*** 1.58 1.2–2.1
Perceived risk of use −.25** .78 .6–.9 −.38*** .69 .6–.8 −.22* .80 .6–1.0 −.63*** .53 .4–.7
Parental monitoring −.10 .91 .6–1.4 −.61* .55 .3–.9 −.15 .86 .5–1.4 −.12 .89 .5–1.6
Parents disapproval of use −.72*** .49 .4–.7 −1.00*** .37 .2–.5 −.31+ .74 .5–1.0 −.03 .97 .6–1.6
School commitment −.25* .78 .6–1.0 −.14 .87 .6–1.2 −.00 1.00 .7–1.4 .06 1.07 .7–1.6
School grades .09 1.10 .9–1.3 −.13 .88 .7–1.1 −.46*** .64 .5–.8 −.46** .63 .5–.9
Community norms against use −.22* .80 .7–1.0 −.08 .92 .7–1.2 −.29** .75 .6–.9 .06 1.06 .8–1.5
+

p < = .10;

*

p < = .05;

**

p < = .01,

***

p < = .001.