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. 2012 Sep;73(5):772–782. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2012.73.772

Table 3.

Logistic regressions predicting substance use

Variable Current smoking
Current drinking
Heavy episodic drinkinga
Marijuana useb
Baseline Covariates Baseline Covariates Baseline Covariates Baseline Covariates
Average income
 Quartile 1 (ref.) 1.27
 Quartile 2 0.63 [0.38, 1.06] 0.98 [0.56, 1.69] 1.22 [0.79, 1.89] 1.18 [0.76, 1.83] 1.27 [0.66, 2.47] 1.05 [0.53, 2.08] 1.18 [0.68, 2.03] 1.34 [0.76, 2.34]
 Quartile 3 0.43* [0.24, 0.75] 0.92 [0.51, 1.66] 1.76* [1.09, 2.85] 1.69* [1.03, 2.76] 1.65 [0.87, 3.14] 1.14 [0.57, 2.29] 1.05 [0.61, 1.81] 1.31 [0.73, 2.35]
 Quartile 4 0.26* [0.14, 0.47] 0.70 [0.37, 1.32] 2.34* [1.42, 3.86] 2.30* [1.34, 3.95] 2.29* [1.22, 4.30] 1.50 [0.73, 3.08] 1.93* [1.15, 3.24] 2.53* [1.39, 4.62]
Average wealth
 Quartile 1 (ref.)
 Quartile 2 0.85 [0.53, 1.38] 1.08 [0.64, 1.84] 1.19 [0.77, 1.83] 1.10 [0.70, 1.72] 2.17* [1.19, 3.95] 1.81 [0.97, 3.39] 1.09 [0.67, 1.77] 1.04 [0.62, 1.73]
 Quartile 3 0.42* [0.25, 0.69] 0.73 [0.43, 1.24] 1.55 [1.00, 2.40] 1.43 [0.89, 2.28] 2.59* [1.41, 4.75] 2.09* [1.10, 3.98] 1.25 [0.74, 2.11] 1.35 [0.81, 2.24]
 Quartile 4 0.36* [0.21, 0.60] 0.69 [0.39, 1.20] 2.04* [1.27, 3.26] 1.92* [1.15, 3.22] 3.37* [1.87, 6.08] 2.63* [1.39, 4.95] 1.92* [1.20, 3.08] 2.16* [1.32, 3.53]
Parental education
 Less than high school (ref.)
 Completed high school 1.20 [0.71, 2.04] 1.46 [0.82, 2.62] 1.36 [0.86, 2.15] 1.32 [0.82, 2.11] 1.40 [0.74, 2.64] 1.35 [0.73, 2.52] 1.39 [0.81, 2.36] 1.45 [0.84, 2.48]
 Some postsecondary 0.66 [0.39, 1.13] 1.02 [0.58, 1.80] 1.17 [0.74, 1.85] 1.12 [0.68, 1.82] 1.10 [0.60, 2.03] 0.91 [0.50, 1.65] 1.03 [0.59, 1.79] 1.14 [0.65, 2.01]
 Completed college 0.38* [0.21, 0.69] 0.82 [0.42, 1.61] 1.88* [1.12, 3.16] 1.74 [0.98, 3.10] 1.88* [1.03, 3.41] 1.35 [0.71, 2.55] 1.34 [0.78, 2.31] 1.54 [0.85, 2.80]
 Some postgraduate 0.20* [0.08, 0.51] 0.52 [0.20, 1.38] 3.25* [1.46, 7.20] 3.13* [1.39, 7.07] 3.36* [1.62, 6.97] 2.50* [1.17, 5.32] 2.07* [1.07, 3.98] 2.57* [1.25, 5.30]
p value
 Income variables .000 .575 .003 .009 .023 .476 .012 .004
 Wealth variables .000 .253 .017 .059 .001 .028 .018 .006
 Parental education .000 .110 .013 .028 .002 .030 .130 .078

Notes: Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals [reported in brackets] are shown, except for p value data. Baseline model includes controls for age, race, gender, parents’ marital status, parental age, and young adult education, employment, residence, and relationship social role statuses. P values are from F tests of joint significance of socioeconomic status indicators. Ref. = reference.

a

At least four drinks (for women) or five drinks (for men) per occasion, 12 or more times per year

b

reference period is the 12 months before the interview.

p < .10

*

p < .05.