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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 12.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2012 Jan;82(1):19–31. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2011.01136.x

Table 3.

Estimates from Competing Risks Regression Model

Model 1: Drug arrest
(Wald χ2 = 104.13, df = 29,
p < .0001)
Model 2: Nonviolent arrest
(Wald χ2 = 59.49, df = 29,
p < .0007)
Model 3: Violent arrest
(Wald χ2 = 99.27, df = 29,
p < .0001)



β Robust
SE
Hazard
ratio
β Robust
SE
Hazard
ratio
β Robust
SE
Hazard
ratio
Social bond variables
  Institutional bonds
    Enrolled in school −.022 0.266 0.98 .038 0.260 1.04 .024 0.316 1.02
    Employed −.192 0.229 0.83 −.210 0.220 0.81 −.380 0.224 0.68
    College aspirations −.177 0.223 0.84 −.466* 0.203 0.63 .157 0.240 1.17
    Likely to ask DCFS for help −.351* 0.144 0.70 −.084 0.128 0.92 .312* 0.154 1.37
    Number of independent living services .002 0.009 1.00 .003 0.008 1.00 −.006 0.009 0.099
  Relational bonds
    Closeness to biological or step mother .055 0.110 1.06 .054 0.108 1.06 .128 0.108 1.14
    No biological or step mother .375 0.378 1.45 .204 0.354 1.23 .253 0.373 1.29
    Closeness to biological or step father .094 0.102 1.10 −.018 0.111 0.98 −.106 0.108 0.90
    No biological or step father .095 0.299 1.10 .102 0.280 1.11 −.328 0.289 0.72
    Closeness to substitute caregiver −.195 0.142 0.82 .098 0.134 1.10 .072 0.138 1.07
    Perceived social support .006 0.005 1.01 .003 0.005 1.00 −.002 0.005 1.00
Control variables
  Demographic
    Male 1.27*** 0.288 3.57 .291 0.239 1.34 .145 0.221 1.16
    African American .468 0.285 1.60 .177 0.255 1.19 .730** 0.278 2.08
    Other race .055 0.386 1.06 −.395 0.366 0.67 .901** 0.330 2.46
    Age at wave 1 .022 0.369 1.02 −.414 0.330 0.66 .473 0.371 1.61
  Child maltreatment
    Physical abuse −.126 0.092 0.88 .079 0.071 1.08 .065 0.073 1.07
    Neglect .024 0.065 1.02 −.029 0.061 0.97 −.013 0.067 0.99
    Sexual abuse or assault −.202 0.306 0.82 −.180 0.256 0.84 .549* 0.246 1.73
    Age at entry to foster care .021 0.030 1.00 .004 0.028 1.00 .005 0.029 1.00
  Child welfare experiences
    Number of placements −.023 0.018 0.98 .036* 0.015 1.04 .036** 0.014 1.04
    Last type of placement
      Kinship care .203 0.267 1.23 .026 0.275 1.03 .077 0.283 1.08
      Group care −.560 0.353 0.57 .609* 0.277 1.84 .581* 0.290 1.79
      Independent living or other −.316 0.460 0.73 .383 0.452 1.47 .312 0.451 1.37
  Additional risks
    Prior arrest .405 0.256 1.50 .605* 0.236 1.83 .819** 0.238 2.27
    Mental health diagnosis −.138*** 0.322 0.87 −.283 0.268 0.75 −.335 0.278 0.72
    Substance abuse diagnosis .896*** 0.257 2.45 −.050 0.253 0.95 .051 0.268 1.05
    Teen parent −.681 0.374 0.51 .637* 0.296 1.89 −.221 0.333 0.80
  State
    Iowa −.582 0.578 0.56 .764 0.402 2.15 −1.790 0.999 0.17
    Wisconsin −.318 0.248 0.73 −.033 0.284 0.97 .265 0.283 1.30

p < .10.

*

p < .05.

**

p < .01.

***

p < .001 (two-tailed tests).