TABLE 4—
Multivariate Associations of SES Indicators With 12-Month DSM-IV Mood, Anxiety, Disruptive Behavior, and Substance Disorders: National Comorbidity Survey Adolescent Supplement, February 2001–January 2004
| Indicator | Mood Disorders, OR (95% CI) | Anxiety Disorders, OR (95% CI) | Disruptive Behavior Disorders, OR (95% CI) | Substance Disorders, OR (95% CI) | χ2 (P) |
| Parent education | 11.1 (.27)a | ||||
| < high school | 1.0 (0.6, 1.5) | 1.5* (1.1, 2.2) | 1.3 (0.8, 2.1) | 1.5 (0.8, 2.9) | |
| High school | 1.2 (0.9, 1.5) | 1.2 (0.9, 1.4) | 1.2 (0.9, 1.5) | 1.1 (0.7, 1.7) | |
| Some college | 1.4* (1.1, 1.7) | 1.3* (1.0, 1.7) | 1.3* (1.0, 1.8) | 1.6* (1.0, 2.6) | |
| χ22 (P) | 7.4 (.06) | 8.7* (.034) | 4.8 (.187) | 6.7 (.083) | |
| Family Income | 25.7* (.002)a | ||||
| < 1.5 × poverty | 0.7 (0.5, 1.2) | 1.2 (0.8, 1.7) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.4) | 0.5* (0.3, 1.0) | |
| > 1.5 and < 3 × poverty | 0.8 (0.6, 1.1) | 1.2 (0.9, 1.6) | 1.2 (0.9, 1.6) | 0.6 (0.3, 1.1) | |
| > 3 and < 6 × poverty | 0.8 (0.6, 1.0) | 1.1 (0.8, 1.4) | 1.1 (0.8, 1.4) | 0.8 (0.5, 1.2) | |
| χ22 (P) | 3.1 (.375) | 1.4 (.704) | 3.2 (.358) | 5.0 (.173) | |
| Relative SES indicators | 64.8* (< .001)a | ||||
| Relative deprivation | 1.1* (1.0, 1.1) | 1.0 (1.0, 1.0) | 1.0 (1.0, 1.1) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.1) | 6.3 (.1)b |
| Tract-level inequality | 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) | 0.9 (0.8, 1.0) | 7.4 (.06)b |
| Subjective social status | 0.8* (0.7, 0.9) | 0.8* (0.8, 0.9) | 0.7* (0.7, 0.8) | 0.7* (0.6, 0.8) | 14.0* (.003)b |
Note. CI = confidence interval; DSM-IV = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition; OR = odds ratio; SES = socioeconomic status. Models were estimated in a logistic regression framework that included all indicators of SES (parent education, parent income, tract-level relative deprivation, subjective social status, and tract-level inequality) and controlled for age, gender, and ethnicity. The associations of the 9 SES indicators differed significantly across the 4 disorder classes, χ227 = 250.6, P < .001. The sample size was n = 6483.
Chi-square test for variation in the association of each group of SES indicators (parent education, family income, and relative SES) across the 4 disorder classes.
Chi-square test for variation in the association of each individual relative SES indicator with mental disorder across the 4 disorder classes.
*P < .05, 2-sided test.