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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2012 Jun 27;127(1-3):23–30. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.06.001

Table 3.

Results of multinomial logistic regression models predicting post-college employment status (N=620).

Independent Variables Unemployed vs. Employed Full-time Unemployed vs. Employed Part-time Employed Part-time vs. Employed Full-time
AOR (95%CI) p AOR (95%CI) p AOR (95%CI) p
Male 0.97 (0.47-2.00) 0.942 1.13 (0.50-2.58) 0.765 1.04 (0.62-1.73) 0.886
White 0.66 (0.30-1.48) 0.316 1.33 (0.54-3.28) 0.532 0.62 (0.36-1.06) 0.080
Neighborhood incomea 0.99 (0.89-1.10) 0.828 1.00 (0.89-1.12) 0.953 1.00 (0.93-1.07) 0.959
Regular fraternity/sorority involvement
Graduated college
Childhood conduct problems
Alcohol consumption 0.87 (0.77-0.98) 0.027
Drug use pattern group
 No use Ref Ref Ref
 Infrequent marijuana use 4.14 (0.87-19.80) 0.075 6.36 (1.19-33.92) 0.030 0.90 (0.41-1.98) 0.784
 Sporadic drug use 3.23 (0.68-15.29) 0.140 4.15 (0.81-21.20) 0.087 1.18 (0.56-2.47) 0.663
 Persistent drug use 8.10 (1.61-40.76) 0.011 5.49 (1.01-29.81) 0.048 2.53 (1.03-6.26) 0.044
NEO-FFI personality subscales
 Neuroticism
 Extraversion 0.92 (0.86-0.99) 0.019 0.95 (0.89-1.02) 0.179
 Openness
 Agreeableness 1.08 (1.01-1.16) 0.035 1.02 (0.98-1.07) 0.378
 Conscientiousness 0.94 (0.89-0.99) 0.018

Note: Results adjusted for all effects shown. AOR=adjusted odds ratio. 95%CI=95% confidence interval.

a

The mean adjusted gross income for each participant's home ZIP code during their last year in high school, measured in ten thousands.