Table 2.

Effects of Acculturation on Health Risk Behaviors

Outcome	U.S. Practices	Hispanic Practices	Individualist Values	Collectivist Values	U.S. Identity	Ethnic Identity
	OR/IRR (95% CI)	OR/IRR (95% CI)	OR/IRR (95% CI)	OR/IRR (95% CI)	OR/IRR (95% CI)	OR/IRR (95% CI)
Cigarette Smoking
Boys	0.49 (0.03–7.67)	0.31 (0.06–1.72)	2.58 (0.32–20.67)	2.87* (1.05–7.83)	0.43 (0.13–1.51)	0.45 (0.16–1.25)
Girls	0.85 (0.33–2.18)	0.83 (0.31–2.18)	3.23§ (0.97–10.74)	0.31* (0.13–0.78)	0.71 (0.32–1.55)	2.05 (0.45–9.35)
Alcohol Use Occasions
Boys	1.30* (1.03–1.64)	5.67*** (2.92–11.02)	0.64*** (0.58–0.70)	2.09*** (1.48–2.94)	0.96 (0.65–1.46)	0.29*** (0.23–0.37)
Girls	1.65** (1.23–2.22)	1.04 (0.49–2.19)	1.42§ (1.00–2.01)	1.12 (0.72–1.76)	0.98 (0.74–1.31)	1.46§ (0.97–2.19)
Maximum Drinks/Day
Boys	1.08 (0.77–1.51)	4.60*** (2.44–8.66)	0.60*** (0.52–0.69)	0.19*** (0.18–0.20)	0.40*** (0.36–0.44)	2.67*** (1.53–4.65)
Girls	2.22** (1.23–4.02)	1.30 (0.80–2.12)	0.79§ (0.60–1.03)	0.29*** (0.18–0.47)	0.36*** (0.21–0.61)	3.22*** (2.21–4.69)
Number of Sexual Partners
Boys	1.10 (0.76–1.60)	0.64** (0.47–0.87)	0.92 (0.62–1.35)	0.57* (0.37–0.88)	0.52** (0.35–0.78)	1.34 (0.52–3.39)
Girls	1.87§ (0.92–3.81)	0.87 (0.69–1.10)	1.22 (0.84–1.78)	1.26 (0.79–1.99)	0.48* (0.25–0.92)	0.84 (0.62–1.13)
Number of Oral Sex Partners
Boys	0.55* (0.31–0.97)	0.47** (0.29–0.77)	4.02*** (3.04–5.31)	1.17 (0.62–2.19)	0.93 (0.71–1.21)	1.57* (1.11–2.22)
Girls	1.54 (0.51–4.64)	1.20 (0.71–2.04)	1.26 (0.77–2.08)	1.17 (0.63–2.17)	0.86 (0.33–2.23)	0.84 (0.55–1.30)
Frequency Unprotected Sex
Boys	0.71*** (0.59–0.85)	1.21 (0.96–1.51)	1.59 (0.86–2.94)	1.61 (0.91–2.83)	0.65§ (0.39–1.06)	0.51*** (0.35–0.73)
Girls	0.21*** (0.09–0.40)	0.33§ (0.10–1.04)	1.08 (0.74–1.60)	1.40 (0.64–3.02)	8.79** (1.90–40.72)	0.77 (0.31–1.86)

Note: All coefficients presented are controlled for age, parent education, years in the United States, and site.

No significant predictors emerged for binge drinking or drunkenness for either gender.

^§p < .10;

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01;

^***p < .001.