Table 3.
Bivariate relationships between each individual- and tract-level predictor and each substance misuse outcome in a sample of 172 African-American adults relocating from seven HOPE VI public housing complexes. Relationships were modeled using generalized linear mixed models.
| Measures | Drug/alcohol dependence Odds Ratio (p-value) |
Frequency of binge drinking2 Odds Ratio (p-value) |
Frequency of illegal drug use3 Odds Ratio (p-value) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interview wave | 0.29 (0.004) | 0.42 (0.007) | 0.68 (0.30) |
| Individual characteristics | |||
| Age | 1.02 (0.43) | 1.02 (0.36) | 0.93 (0.007) |
| Gender | 2.91 (0.04) | 1.03 (0.95) | 1.81 (0.37) |
| Household Income | 0.90 (0.43) | 0.85 (0.19) | 1.13 (0.35) |
| Employment status | 0.08 (0.05) | 0.31 (0.09) | 0.15 (0.08) |
| Marital status | 0.88 (0.87) | 1.19 (0.79) | 1.40 (0.69) |
| HIV positive (self reported) | 0.24 (0.19) | 0.18 (0.06) | 0.89 (0.92) |
| Census tract characteristics | |||
| Economic Disadvantage | |||
| Baseline | 0.73 (0.50) | 2.17 (0.06) | 3.24 (0.12) |
| Change since baseline | 0.95 (0.88) | 1.66 (0.06) | 2.01 (0.04) |
| Social Disorder | |||
| Baseline | 1.16 (0.53) | 0.94 (0.79) | 0.85 (0.74) |
| Change since baseline | 0.96 (0.88) | 1.55 (0.09) | 0.99 (0.96) |