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. 2012 Aug 16;90(1):130–140. doi: 10.1007/s11524-012-9751-1

Table 2.

Frequency distributions for demographic and neighborhood disadvantage (tertiles) by gambling status (N = 596)

Overall Past-year gamblersa Frequent gamblersb Gamblers with problemsc
N (col %) n (row %) aOR 95 % CI p n (row %) aOR 95 % CI p n (row %) aOR 95 % CI p
Neighborhood disadvantage
Least 222 (37.3) 51 (23.0) 1.00 19 (37.3) 1.00 5 (9.8) 1.00
Moderate 180 (30.2) 59 (32.8) 1.66 1.02, 2.70 0.04 21 (35.6) 0.86 0.37, 1.99 0.73 16 (27.1) 3.78 0.92, 15.46 0.06
High 193 (32.4) 78 (41.4) 2.25 1.45, 3.48 <0.001 40 (51.3) 1.76 0.83, 3.73 0.14 38 (48.7) 9.59 2.62, 35.16 0.001
Missing 1 (0.1) 0 (0)
Perceived racism
Low 316 (53.0) 78 (24.7) 1.00 29 (37.2) 1.00 22 (28.2) 1.00
High 275 (46.1) 110 (40.0) 2.22 1.42, 3.48 0.001 51 (46.4) 1.57 0.82, 3.00 0.18 37 (33.6) 1.62 0.83, 3.17 0.16
Missing 5 (0.9) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Sex
Female 287 (48.2) 73 (25.4) 1.00 24 (32.9) 1.00 16 (21.9) 1.00
Male 309 (51.9) 115 (37.2) 1.66 1.15, 2.41 0.01 56 (48.7) 2.03 0.98, 3.48 0.06 43 (37.4) 1.90 0.87, 4.14 0.11
Race
African American 522 (87.6) 159 (30.5) 1.00 68 (42.8) 1.00 50 (31.5) 1.00
Non-African American 74 (12.4) 29 (39.2) 2.13 1.29, 3.54 0.003 12 (41.4) 1.25 0.49, 3.19 0.64 9 (31.0) 1.29 0.58, 2.88 0.53
Household compositiond
Two-Parent 225 (37.8) 69 (30.7) 1.00 28 (40.6) 1.00 23 (33.3) 1.00
Single-Parent 293 (49.2) 98 (33.5) 1.27 0.88, 1.84 0.20 42 (42.9) 1.03 0.51, 2.05 0.94 31 (31.6) 0.78 0.34, 1.77 0.56
Missing 78 (13.1) 21 (11.2) 0.90 0.47, 1.72 0.74 10 (47.6) 1.49 0.56, 3.94 0.43 5 (23.8) 0.57 0.15, 2.26 0.43
Subsidized lunchd
No 182 (30.6) 59 (32.4) 1.00 22 (37.3) 1.00 15 (25.4) 1.00
Yes (free or reduce) 409 (68.6) 126 (30.8) 0.92 0.74,1.32 0.65 57 (45.2) 1.30 0.69,2.46 0.42 43 (34.1) 1.26 0.48,3.31 0.64
Missing 5 (0.8) 3 (1.6) 1.50 0.41,5.50 0.54 1 (33.3) 0.49 0.05,5.13 0.55 1 (33.3) 0.46 0.04,5.36 0.53
Intervention statusd
Control 197 (33.1) 57 (28.9) 1.00 21 (36.8) 1.00 20 (35.1) 1.00
Intervention 399 (66.9) 131 (32.8) 1.13 0.84,1.53 0.43 59 (45.0) 1.45 0.76,2.79 0.26 39 (29.8) 0.78 0.42,1.44 0.42

All models adjusted for perceived racism, sex, race, household, subsidized lunch, intervention, and neighborhood disadvantage

aReference group = nongamblers

bReference group = infrequent past-year gamblers

cReference group = past-year gamblers with no gambling problems

dAssessed in first grade (mean age = 6.2)