Table 2.

Weighted Odds Ratios (OR) for Each Mediation Model Predicting Drinking Initiation Among Latino Adolescents of Different Immigrant Generations, Wave I Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health

	OR (SE)
	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3	Model 4
Immigrant generation
Second generationa	2.77 (.51)**	2.65 (.51)**	2.35 (.50)**	2.31 (.51)**
Third and later generationa	3.38 (.70)**	3.11 (.66)**	2.53 (.66)**	2.42 (.63)**
Perceived parental monitoring	—	1.04 (.07)	—	1.04 (.05)
Perceived family closeness	—	0.89 (.03)**	—	0.93 (.03)*
Association with substance-using peers	—	—	1.42 (.05)**	1.41 (.05)**
Sex
Malesb	1.29 (.2)	1.38 (.20)*	1.21 (.17)	1.27 (.17)
Age	1.39 (.06)**	1.34 (.06)**	1.29 (.05)**	1.26 (.05)**
Preferred language at home
Englishc	1.07 (.20)	1.12 (.20)	1.04 (.20)	1.06 (.20)
National origin
Cuband	0.79 (.17)	0.78 (.13)	0.92 (.18)	0.90 (.16)
Puerto Ricand	0.63 (.13)	0.61 (.13)*	0.66 (.12)	0.64 (.12)
Parental alcohol use	1.05 (.07)	1.04 (.07)	1.06 (.08)	1.06 (.08)
Family structure
At least one step parente	1.26 (,20)	1.13 (.19)	1.05 (.18)	1.00 (.17)
Single parente	1.35 (.29)	1.29 (.28)	1.12 (.26)	1.09 (.25)
Othere	1.08 (.43)	0.97 (.38)	0.75 (.36)	0.70 (.33)
Family socioeconomic status
Parental education
High school or equivalentf	1.29 (.28)	1.30 (.28)	1.12 (.24)	1.23 (.25)
Some collegef	1.29 (.28)	1.24 (.28)	1.24 (.28)	1.21 (.28)
College graduate and beyondf	1.55 (.64)	1.51 (.48)	1.29 (.45)	1.27 (.44)
Family income
$15,000–$29,999g	1.22 (.25)	1.27 (.27)	1.39 (.31)	1.42 (.32)
$30,000–$44,999g	1.00 (.24)	0.99 (.25)	1.05 (.29)	1.04 (.29)
$45,000–$59,000g	0.92 (.29)	0.92 (.29)	0.98 (.32)	0.98 (.32)
$60,000 and aboveg	1.03 (27)	1.05 (.29)	1.13 (.32)	1.14 (.34)

Note. The lettered footnotes indicate the comparison group for each predictor in the models.

^aFirst generation.

^bFemales.

^cSpanish.

^dMexican.

^eTwo biological parents.

^fNo high school.

^gLess than $14,999.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .001.