Table 2. Associations of Individual-level Socio-demographic Variables with Negative Life Events (Odds Ratios).
| Directed at Respondent | Directed at Other | Trauma | Hardship | Any Event | ||||||
| OR | OR | OR | OR | OR | ||||||
| Female | 0.79 | * | 0.92 | 0.86 | 0.77 | ** | 0.79 | * | ||
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| (ref = Non-Hisp White) | ||||||||||
| Non-Hisp. Black | 1.28 | * | 0.97 | 0.84 | 1.51 | *** | 1.09 | |||
| Hispanic | 1.32 | + | 1.04 | 0.92 | 1.51 | * | 1.05 | |||
| Non-Hisp. Other | 1.33 | 0.78 | 0.93 | 1.01 | 1.24 | |||||
| Immigration | ||||||||||
| (ref = 3rd+ Generation) | ||||||||||
| 1st Gen. | 0.36 | *** | 0.49 | *** | 0.51 | *** | 0.35 | *** | 0.39 | *** |
| 2nd Gen. | 0.69 | * | 0.79 | 0.94 | 0.69 | + | 0.70 | * | ||
| Age (ref = 18–29) | ||||||||||
| Age 30–39 | 0.89 | 0.99 | 1.07 | 0.92 | 0.97 | |||||
| Age 40–49 | 0.77 | + | 0.99 | 1.07 | 0.90 | 0.85 | ||||
| Age 50–59 | 0.65 | * | 0.97 | 1.10 | 0.85 | 0.83 | ||||
| Age 60–69 | 0.28 | *** | 0.73 | + | 0.85 | 0.21 | *** | 0.37 | *** | |
| Age 70+ | 0.18 | *** | 0.59 | ** | 0.71 | + | 0.14 | *** | 0.29 | *** |
| Education | ||||||||||
| (ref = 16+ Years) | ||||||||||
| <12 Years | 1.22 | + | 1.10 | 1.16 | 1.08 | 1.17 | ||||
| 12–15 Years | 1.01 | 1.11 | 1.05 | 0.94 | 1.16 | |||||
| Income | ||||||||||
| (ref = $10K-LT$30K) | ||||||||||
| LT$10K | 1.06 | 1.02 | 1.16 | 1.09 | 1.02 | |||||
| $30K-LT$50K | 0.67 | ** | 1.04 | 1.01 | 0.64 | ** | 0.78 | |||
| $50K+ | 0.62 | *** | 1.00 | 1.03 | 0.46 | *** | 0.72 | * | ||
| Constant | 3.07 | *** | 1.26 | 1.43 | + | 1.87 | *** | 6.03 | *** | |
*** p<.001,
** p<.01,
* p<.05, + p<.1 (two-tailed tests); CCAHS, 2001–03.