Table 4.
Odds ratios from the logistic regressions of alcohol and other drug use for child welfare (NSCAW) and community (Add Health) youths
| NSCAW |
Add Health |
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| Variable | Lifetime OR [95% CI] | Current OR [95% CI] | Lifetime OR [95% CI] | Current OR [95% CI] |
| Alcohol use | ||||
| Female | 1.42 [0.71, 2.83] | 1.12 [0.41, 3.04] | 1.05 [0.89, 1.23] | 1.39 [1.12, 1.74]** |
| Age | 1.45 [0.98, 2.14] | 1.32 [0.80, 2.17] | 1.59 [1.41, 1.80]*** | 1.84 [1.49, 2.26]*** |
| Black | 1.14 [0.52, 2.50] | 1.63 [0.61, 4.41] | 0.60 [0.46, 0.76]*** | 0.47 [0.32, 0.69]*** |
| Hispanic | 1.00 [0.34, 2.92] | 1.66 [0.37, 7.42] | 0.89 [0.65, 1.22]*** | 0.60 [0.37, 0.97]* |
| Other race | 1.68 [0.45, 6.25] | 0.40 [0.08, 2.13] | 0.83 [0.60, 1.16] | 0.46 [0.30, 0.70]*** |
| Parent education | 1.10 [0.93, 1.29] | 0.90 [0.75, 1.07] | 0.98 [0.94, 1.02] | 1.01 [0.96, 1.06] |
| Two-parent household | 0.52 [0.26, 1.03] | 0.35 [0.16, 0.77]* | 0.80 [0.65, 0.99]* | 0.64 [0.49, 0.82]*** |
| Parental closeness | 1.02 [0.69, 1.51] | 0.51 [0.32, 0.81]** | 0.86 [0.73, 1.02] | 0.91 [0.76, 1.10] |
| Depression | 0.99 [0.24, 4.10] | 2.04 [0.53, 7.82] | 1.41 [0.98, 2.05] | 1.53 [1.05, 2.22]* |
| Delinquency | 1.86 [1.17, 2.96]** | 1.78 [1.35, 2.36]*** | 2.52 [2.22, 2.86]*** | 2.69 [2.40, 3.01]*** |
| Marijuana use | ||||
| Female | 2.51 [0.82, 7.67] | 2.17 [0.84, 5.64] | 1.11 [0.82, 1.50] | 1.05 [0.75, 1.46] |
| Age | 1.51 [0.81, 2.84] | 2.42 [1.37, 4.28]** | 1.73 [1.40, 2.13]*** | 1.61 [1.13, 2.28]** |
| Black | 1.08 [0.42, 2.81] | 3.27 [1.00, 10.67] | 1.08 [0.67, 1.76] | 1.02 [0.65, 1.61] |
| Hispanic | 0.42 [0.17, 1.04] | 0.11 [0.01, 0.76]* | 0.97 [0.64, 1.47] | 0.55 [0.32, 0.94]* |
| Other race | 1.52 [0.48, 4.79] | 6.07 [1.36, 27.21]* | 1.48 [0.79, 2.75] | 0.99 [0.47, 2.10] |
| Parent education | 1.04 [0.88, 1.24] | 0.81 [0.70, 0.93]** | 0.98 [0.93, 1.03] | 1.05 [0.98, 1.13] |
| Two-parent household | 0.52 [0.20, 1.39] | 0.38 [0.13, 1.12] | 0.53 [0.40, 0.70]*** | 0.47 [0.33, 0.66]*** |
| Parental closeness | 0.79 [0.49, 1.25] | 0.47 [0.28, 0.79]** | 0.79 [0.61, 1.01] | 0.80 [0.61, 1.04] |
| Depression | 0.89 [0.30, 2.61] | 1.11 [0.22, 5.64] | 1.41 [0.93, 2.13] | 2.19 [1.31, 3.66]** |
| Delinquency | 1.66 [1.26, 2.20]*** | 1.74 [1.38, 2.19]*** | 2.90 [2.53, 3.34]*** | 2.82 [2.42, 3.29]*** |
| Inhalant use | ||||
| Female | 1.22 [0.37, 4.03] | 0.43 [0.11, 1.63] | 1.15 [0.80, 1.67] | 1.09 [0.62, 1.91] |
| Age | 0.78 [0.46, 1.31] | 0.68 [0.38, 1.21] | 0.71 [0.56, 0.89]** | 0.47 [0.28, 0.78]** |
| Black | 0.80 [0.14, 4.51] | 8.09 [1.01, 64.58]* | 0.34 [0.18, 0.65]** | 0.47 [0.22, 1.00]* |
| Hispanic | 1.03 [0.22, 4.80] | 0.01 [0.00, 0.16]** | 0.69 [0.36, 1.31] | 0.37 [0.14, 0.97]* |
| Other race | 0.52 [0.13, 2.04] | 2.87 [0.54, 15.23] | 1.10 [0.57, 2.11] | 0.50 [0.15, 1.70] |
| Parent education | 1.10 [0.85, 1.43] | 0.84 [0.65, 1.09] | 1.03 [0.96, 1.11] | 0.97 [0.85, 1.10] |
| Two-parent household | 0.49 [0.18, 1.35] | 0.64 [0.18, 2.31] | 0.98 [0.62, 1.54] | 0.87 [0.47, 1.60] |
| Parental closeness | 0.90 [0.34, 2.38] | 0.31 [0.15, 0.66]** | 0.86 [0.64, 1.15] | 1.05 [0.71, 1.57] |
| Depression | 2.14 [0.45, 10.11] | 1.76 [0.36, 8.54] | 1.95 [1.20, 3.17]** | 2.03 [1.02, 4.06]* |
| Delinquency | 1.83 [1.44, 2.33]*** | 1.86 [1.50, 2.29]*** | 2.56 [2.24, 2.93]*** | 2.76 [2.26, 3.37]*** |
| Other illicit drug use | ||||
| Female | 1.60 [0.46, 5.57] | 0.06 [0.01, 0.56]* | 1.49 [0.91, 2.44] | 1.30 [0.65, 2.60] |
| Age | 1.17 [0.67, 2.07] | 1.22 [0.56, 2.66] | 1.02 [0.76, 1.36] | 1.00 [0.62, 1.60] |
| Black | 2.70 [0.58, 12.71] | 9.85 [1.14, 84.94]* | 0.26 [0.11, 0.58]** | 0.21 [0.09, 0.50]*** |
| Hispanic | 0.07 [0.01, 0.77]* | – | 0.51 [0.25, 1.04] | 0.43 [0.14, 1.30] |
| Other race | 2.92 [0.37, 22.91] | – | 0.99 [0.42, 2.36] | 0.54 [0.23, 1.27] |
| Parent education | 1.19 [0.83, 1.70] | 1.13 [0.87, 1.47] | 0.99 [0.91, 1.07] | 1.03 [0.92, 1.15] |
| Two-parent household | 1.89 [0.70, 5.07] | 0.87 [0.17, 4.52] | 0.81 [0.50, 1.31] | 0.54 [0.28, 1.02] |
| Parental closeness | 0.51 [0.19, 1.36] | 0.81 [0.27, 2.42] | 0.77 [0.57, 1.04] | 0.78 [0.55, 1.12] |
| Depression | 0.86 [0.20, 3.68] | 1.57 [0.17, 14.51] | 2.30 [1.45, 3.63]*** | 2.99 [1.65, 5.40]*** |
| Delinquency | 1.81 [1.48, 2.22]*** | 2.40 [1.45, 3.97]** | 3.14 [2.62, 3.75]*** | 3.31 [2.56, 4.29]*** |
Notes: NSCAW = National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being; Add Health = National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health; OR = odds ratio; CI = 95% confidence interval. Non-Hispanic White is the reference group; parent/caregiver education is in years; parental closeness is continuous; depression is binary—clinical cutoff for Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale [Add Health] and Children’s Depression Inventory [NSCAW] used; delinquency is continuous and measured in 6-month increments.
*
p < .05;
**
p < .01;
***
p < .001.