Table 4.
Logistic regression of illicit drug use on racist life events, socio-demographics, psychosocial resources and social safety net variables
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Racist life events (RLE) | 0.99 (0.02) | 1.00 (0.02) | 0.95 (0.03) |
| Socio-demographics | |||
| Age (ten years) | 1.13 (0.16) | 1.24 (0.21) | 1.28 (0.18) |
| Education (years) | 0.96 (0.10) | 0.90 (0.09) | 0.91 (0.09) |
| Household income ($K) | 0.99 (0.01) | 0.98 (0.01) | 0.97 (0.01) |
| Work status1 | |||
| Full-time | 0.27 (0.16)* | 0.31 (0.18)* | 0.31 (0.17)* |
| Part-time | 0.70 (0.33) | 0.78 (0.36) | 0.78 (0.36) |
| Psychosocial resources | |||
| Existential wellbeing | 0.93 (0.03)* | ||
| Self-esteem | 1.00 (0.06) | ||
| Active coping | 0.99 (0.04) | ||
| Social safety net | |||
| Marital status2 | |||
| Div/wid/sep | 2.48 (1.93) | ||
| Never married | 2.05 (1.52) | ||
| Religious community3 | 0.35 (0.13)** | 0.12 (0.08)*** | |
| Perceived social support – family | 0.95 (0.12) | ||
| Perceived social support – friends | 0.91 (0.13) | ||
| Interaction terms | |||
| Religious community * RLE | 1.07 (0.04)* | ||
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| |||
| Pseudo R2 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| BIC | 227.26 | 240.73 | 223.34 |
| LR X2 | 33.37*** | 30.53*** | 31.97*** |
1
Omitted category is “unemployed”
2
Omitted category is “currently married”
3
Omitted category is “not a member of a community”
*
= p <.05;
**
= p <.01;
***
= p <.001 (two-tailed tests)
Note: Odds ratios are presented, standard errors in parentheses