Table 2.

Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals from multiple logistic regression models predicting alcohol-related social problems among men and women.

	Men OR (CI)	Women OR (CI)
Location (Ref = Non-border)	0.57 (0.30 - 1.08)	1.10 (0.32 - 3.79)
Agea	0.99 (0.97 - 1.01)	0.98 (0.94 - 1.03)
U.S.-Born	1.12 (0.65 - 1.93)	1.06 (0.34 - 3.36)
Education (Ref = Some college, technical/vocational school or beyond)
No high school diploma	1.06 (0.56 - 1.97)	0.23 ** (0.08 - 0.63)
High school diploma/GED	0.61 (0.32 - 1.15)	0.43 (0.17 - 1.11)
Incomea	0.99 (0.98 - 1.00)	1.00 (0.98 - 1.02)
Employment Status (Ref = Full/part time)
Unemployed & looking/not looking/temporary illness/in school	0.49 (0.20 - 1.19)	1.79 (0.50 - 6.36)
Retired/disabled/never worked	0.82 (0.32 - 2.08)	2.65 (0.54 - 12.97)
Homemaker	N/A	3.02 * (1.02 - 8.96)
Marital Status (Ref = Married/living with spouse, living with someone)
Married not living with spouse/separated/divorced/widowed	0.73 (0.31 - 1.72)	2.50 * (1.02 - 6.16)
Never married/lived with someone	1.03 (0.57 - 1.89)	1.58 (0.37 - 6.80)
Religion (Ref = Catholic)
Protestant	0.94 (0.41 - 2.18)	0.74 (0.34 - 1.64)
Jewish/other	0.85 (0.28 - 2.59)	2.64 (0.55 - 12.82)
No religious preference	1.78 (0.56 - 5.67)	3.83 (0.75 - 19.60)
Drinks per Weeka (By 5 drinks per week)	1.39 *** (1.25 - 1.55)	1.97 *** (1.52 - 2.56)
Binge Drinking (Ref = Non-binger)
Binge < 1 time per month	3.33 *** (1.91 - 5.81)	N/A
Binge 1+ time per month	4.69 ** (1.63 – 13.47)	N/A
Binge 1+ times per year	N/A	6.77 *** (2.93 - 15.66)

Notes: OR = Odds ratio; CI = Confidence interval; Ref = Reference group; a = continuous variable; GED = general equivalency diploma; N/A = Not applicable;

^*p < 0.05;

^**p < 0.01;

^***p < 0.001.