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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 7.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Use Misuse. 2012 Sep 6;47(12):1349–1358. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2012.716482

Table 2.

Study sample characteristics and Crude Odds Ratios for Lifetime Substance Use Disorder

Men (n=1127) Women (n=1427)
n % OR 95% CI n % OR 95% CI
Unfair Treatment
  None (reference) 360 28.1% 479 30.8%
  Low (1 – 9) 383 33.2% 2.94 (1.30 – 6.67) * 564 40.3% 1.44 (0.49 – 4.23)
  Moderate (10 – 18) 291 28.6% 4.56 (2.23 – 9.29) ** 312 23.8% 3.58 (1.08 – 11.92) *
  High (>=19) 92 10.2% 7.92 (3.70 – 16.97) ** 69 5.2% 10.28 (4.26 – 24.82) **
Racial/ethnic Discrimination
  None (reference) 339 29.0% 554 37.3%
  Low (1 – 3) 429 38.2% 1.75 (1.05– 2.92) * 497 35.3% 1.38 (0.52 – 3.72)
  Moderate (4–6) 300 28.6% 2.55 (1.29– 5.06) * 311 23.4% 1.22 (0.52 – 2.87)
  High (>=7) 55 5.2% 3.68 (2.21– 6.14) ** 61 4.1% 1.22 (0.14 – 10.29)
Age
  18 – 34 years (reference) 485 51.5% 583 46.4%
  35 – 49 years 357 29.9% 1.99 (1.47– 2.69) ** 444 30.2% 1.26 (0.70 – 2.58)
  50 – 64 years 199 12.4% 1.25 (0.73 – 2.13) 255 14.4% 0.42 (0.11 – 1.54)
  65+ years 86 6.2% 0.79 (0.31 – 2.03) 145 9.0%
Marital Status
  Married (reference) 619 55.6% 669 47.9%
  Never maried 317 32.1% 0.90 (0.62 – 1.30) 352 27.2% 3.14 (1.55– 6.39) **
  Widowed/separated/divorced 190 12.4% 1.83 (1.23–2.70) ** 406 24.8% 1.12 (0.40 – 3.14)
Education
  11 years or less (reference) 44.3% 565 44.7%
  12 years 292 25.6% 1.47 (0.91 – 2.37) 341 23.4% 1.32 (0.70 – 2.49)
  13 – 15 years 242 20.2% 1.31 (0.91 – 1.90) 325 21.5% 2.57 (1.21– 5.46) *
  16+ years 164 9.9% 0.73 (0.30 – 1.78) 196 10.5% 0.81 (0.19 – 3.52)
Income
   <$15,000 (reference) 248 22.9% 463 32.3%
  $15,000 – $34,999 298 27.7% 1.33 (0.66 – 2.68) 393 29.8% 0.76 (0.44 – 1.30)
  $35,000 – $74,999 343 31.0% 1.71 (0.98 – 2.97) 352 24.3% 1.03 (0.45 – 2.36)
  >$75,000 238 18.4% 1.89 (0.98 – 3.63) 219 13.7% 1.26 (0.43 – 3.73)
Ethnicity
  Mexican (reference) 398 59.3% 470 53.9%
  Puerto Rican 213 9.5% 1.40 (0.83 – 2.34) 282 10.6% 1.94 (0.93 – 4.06)
  Cuban 276 4.7% 0.45 (0.25– 0.80) * 301 4.5% 0.51 (0.17 – 1.50)
  Other 240 26.5% 0.85 (0.58 – 1.24) 374 31.0% 1.14 (0.51 – 2.55)
Nativity
  US born (reference) 403 41.4% 521 41.6%
  Foreign born 724 58.6% 0.31 (0.21– 0.46) ** 906 58.4% 0.07 (0.03– 0.16) **
English Proficiency
  Poor/fair (reference) 532 49.0% 722 49.4%
  Good/excellent 593 51.0% 2.35 (1.57– 3.53) ** 698 50.6% 20.65 (7.95 – 53.59) **

Note: n s are unweighted and percentages are weighted.

*

p<.05

**

p<.01