Table 3.

Logistic regression analyses showing the cross-sectional associations between parental and household objective SES and adolescent perceived social mobility and risk behaviors associated with substance use, and sexual and delinquent behavior^a (Odds Ratios and Robust 95% Confidence Intervals presented).

Social status variables	Excessive drinking	Problem drinking	Condom use	Compensated sex	Police detainment	Physical fighting
Upward social mobility	0.81* (0.66–0.99)	0.63* (0.41–0.97)	1.45* (1.04–2.01)	0.54** (0.34–0.86)	0.80* (0.67–0.96)	0.88* (0.77–0.99)
High maternal education	1.09 (0.84–1.41)	0.88 (0.57–1.38)	1.45* (1.04–2.04)	0.96 (0.61–1.50)	1.1 (0.86–1.41)	1.08 (0.91–1.27)
High paternal education	1.12 (0.87–1.45)	0.74 (0.42–1.28)	0.85 (0.59–1.22)	1.26 (0.74–2.14)	0.82 (0.63–1.06)	0.83* (0.70–0.98)
High household expenditures	1.11 (0.89–1.38)	1.29 (0.76–2.19)	1.13 (0.85–1.50)	0.83 (0.53–1.31)	0.94 (0.76–1.15)	1.14 (0.99–1.32)
Observations	5189	1559	808	1048	5167	5189

**p < 0.01, *p < 0.05.

^aAll models control for age, sex, dropout status, state, welfare status, and clustering at the community level.

No change in or downward social mobility = reference category for social mobility; no education through primary = reference category for maternal and paternal education; low = reference category for monthly household expenditures. Table does not include currently smokes and sexually active because there was no significant association between these risk behaviors and perceived social mobility.