Table 3.

Sociodemographic Correlates of Lifetime Disorders by Ethnicity

Variable	African Americans		Caribbean Blacks
	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Adults
Age
18 to 24	1.00**		11.00***
25 to 34	0.66**	0.36–1.23	11.31***	0.25–106.77
35 to 44	0.74**	0.36–1.56	11.17***	0.31–104.49
45 or older	0.74**	0.38–1.47	10.44***	0.11–101.72
Gender
Men	1.00**		11.00***
Women	1.40**	0.91–2.16	12.01***	0.68–105.91
Marital Status
Married – partner	1.00**		11.00***
Never married	1.51**	0.86–2.64	11.45***	0.39–105.36
Previously married	1.45**	0.98–2.16	10.98***	0.59–101.63
Work Status
Employed	1.00**		11.00***
Unemployed	2.01**	1.17–3.44	10.32***	0.09–101.13
Not in labor force	1.28**	0.84–1.95	11.30***	0.35–104.90
Education
0 to 11 years	1.00**		11.00***
12 years	1.13**	0.73–1.74	12.23***	0.69–107.21
13 to 15 years	0.69**	0.39–1.20	10.93***	0.29–103.00
16 + Years	0.51**	0.25–1.02	12.10***	0.32–113.94
Poverty Index
Poverty	1.00**		11.00***
Low income	0.98**	0.58–1.67	10.23***	0.02–102.08
Low average	0.57**	0.34–0.95	10.68***	0.18–102.54
High average	0.50**	0.29–0.87	10.60***	0.16–102.27
Adolescents
Age
13 to 15	1.00**		11.00***
16 to 17	0.73**	0.27–1.99	10.30***	0.03–102.85
Gender
Men	1.00**		11.00***
Women	1.51**	0.75–3.05	10.16***	0.02–101.30
Work Status
Unemployed	1.00**		11.00***
Employed	1.32**	0.39–4.49	10.98***	0.17–105.53
Poverty Index
Below poverty	1.00**		11.00***
Above poverty	0.68**	0.23–1.95	18.26***	0.66–104.06

^*p ≤ .05;

^**p ≤ .01;

^***p ≤ .001