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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 3.

Adjusted odds ratios for lifetime substance use disorder

Model 1: Unfair Treatment Model 2: Racial/ethnic Discrimination
Men (n=1123)
Women (n=1420)
Men (n=1121)
Women (n=1419)
AOR 95% CI AOR 95% CI AOR 95% CI AOR 95% CI
Unfair Treatment
  None (reference)
  Low (1 – 9) 2.62 (1.12–6.09) * 0.76 (0.23 – 2.51)
  Moderate (10 – 18) 4.00 (2.07 – 7.72) ** 1.32 (0.37 – 4.64)
  High (>=19) 7.50 (3.26 – 17.28) ** 2.62 (1.09– 6.30) *
Racial/ethnic Discrimination
  None (reference)
  Low (1 – 3) 1.63 (0.96 – 2.77) 1.48 (0.51 – 4.27)
  Moderate (4–6) 2.46 (1.22 – 4.98) * 1.27 (0.51 – 3.15)
  High (>=7) 3.67 (1.92 – 7.02) ** 1.21 (0.14 – 10.55)
Age
  18 – 34 years (reference)
  35 – 49 years 2.58 (1.82 – 3.66) ** 2.44 (1.25– 4.76) * 2.22 (1.54 – 3.21) * 2.43 (1.24 – 4.73) *
  50 – 64 years 1.94 (1.06–3.55) * 0.98 (0.26 – 3.68) 1.65 (0.84 – 3.21) 0.89 (0.25 – 3.16)
  65+ years 1.52 (0.45 5.10) 0.98 (0.27 – 3.48)
Marital Status
  Married (reference)
  Never maried 0.96 (0.54 – 1.69) 2.10 (0.98 – 4.52) 1.04 (0.61 – 1.79) 2.18 (1.01 – 4.70) *
  Widowed/separated/divorced 1.57 (1.04–2.36) * 0.91 (0.29 – 2.85) 1.68 (1.09 – 2.60) * 0.98 (0.30 – 3.17)
Education
  11 years or less (reference)
  12 years 1.02 (0.62 – 1.70) 0.54 (0.27 – 1.08) 1.08 (0.62 – 1.88) 0.47 (0.24 – 0.93) *
  13 – 15 years 0.73 (0.44 – 1.21) 0.81 (0.42 – 1.55) 0.79 (0.48 – 1.29) 0.72 (0.37 – 1.41)
  16+ years 0.45 (0.17 – 1.19) 0.27 (0.07 – 1.03) 0.46 (0.17 – 1.21) 0.24 (0.05 – 1.03)
Income
  <$15,000 (reference)
  $15,000 – $34,999 1.27 (0.65 – 2.47) 0.82 (0.49 – 1.35) 1.11 (0.54 – 2.26) 0.78 (0.46 – 1.34)
  $35,000 – $74,999 1.19 (0.62 – 2.27) 0.92 (0.45 – 1.89) 1.22 (0.59 – 2.51) 0.92 (0.46 – 1.85)
  >$75,000 1.25 (0.58 – 2.72) 0.97 (0.39 – 2.40) 1.14 (0.51 – 2.57) 1.00 (0.39 – 2.56)
Ethnicity
  Mexican (reference)
  Puerto Rican 1.11 (0.61 – 2.01) 1.34 (0.68 – 2.65) 1.06 (0.58 – 1.92) 1.38 (0.73 – 2.60)
  Cuban 0.74 (0.36 – 1.51) 1.86 (0.59 – 5.84) 0.72 (0.37 – 1.40) 1.74 (0.56 – 5.41)
  Other 0.73 (0.47 – 1.13) 1.33 (0.62 – 2.84) 0.75 (0.49 – 1.15) 1.43 (0.69 – 2.99)
Nativity
  US born (reference)
  Foreign born 0.45 (0.27 0.75) ** 0.19 (0.07 0.52) ** 0.40 (0.24 – 0.66) ** 0.16 (0.05– 0.50) **
English Proficiency
  Poor/fair (reference)
  Good/excellent 1.61 (0.91 2.83) 6.47 (1.66 25.19) * 1.77 (0.91 – 3.44) 6.75 (1.73 – 26.30) *
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