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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 18.
Published in final edited form as: Matern Child Health J. 2012 Dec;16(9):1810–1819. doi: 10.1007/s10995-011-0925-3

Table 2. Adjusted odds of drinking behaviors (any alcohol and drink frequently) in CWHS, with and without interactions (n = 28,537).

Any alcoholb
OR (95% CI)
Drink frequentlyb
OR (95% CI)


+Interactions +Interactions
New mothers 0.73 (0.66, 0.80)** 0.99 (0.71, 1.40) 0.68 (0.58, 0.79)** 0.19 (0.07, 0.51)**
Race/ethnicity
 White Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
 Black 0.61 (0.54, 0.70)** 0.63 (0.55, 0.71)** 0.64 (0.54, 0.75)** 0.64 (0.54, 0.75)**
 Hispanic 0.55 (0.51, 0.59)** 0.57 (0.52, 0.60)** 0.37 (0.33, 0.42)** 0.38 (0.34, 0.43)**
 Other 0.39 (0.35, 0.43)** 0.40 (0.36, 0.45)** 0.32 (0.27, 0.37)** 0.32 (0.27, 0.37)**
Marital
 Married Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
 Div/sep/widow 1.46 (1.33, 1.61)** 1.46 (1.32, 1.61)** 1.40 (1.24, 1.58)** 1.36 (1.20, 1.54)**
 Never married 1.62 (1.48, 1.79)** 1.61 (1.47, 1.77)** 1.69 (1.51, 1.89)** 1.67 (1.49, 1.87)**
 Unmarried couple 1.48 (1.32, 1.66)** 1.48 (1.32, 1.66)** 1.71 (1.47, 1.98)** 1.77 (1.52, 2.06)**
Age categories
 18–24 Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
 25–29 1.09 (0.97, 1.22) 1.10 (0.98, 1.23)* 1.02 (0.87, 1.19) 1.01 (0.86, 1.18)
 30–34 0.85 (0.76, 0.95)** 0.86 (0.77, 0.97)** 0.89 (0.76, 1.04) 0.89 (0.76, 1.04)
 35–40 0.83 (0.74, 0.92)** 0.84 (0.75, 0.94)** 0.98 (0.85, 1.14) 0.98 (0.84, 1.14)
 41–48 0.86 (0.77, 0.96)** 0.87 (0.78, 0.97)** 1.18 (1.02, 1.37)** 1.19 (1.02, 1.38)**
Education
 <9th or some HS Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
 HS grad or GED cert 1.60 (1.44, 1.77)** 1.66 (1.49, 1.86)** 1.58 (1.29, 1.93)** 1.58 (1.29, 1.93)**
 Tech sch. or some college 2.12 (1.90, 2.36)** 2.23 (1.99, 2.51)** 2.04 (1.67, 2.50)** 2.04 (1.66, 2.49)**
 College or post grad 2.45 (2.18, 2.75)** 2.57 (2.28, 2.90)** 2.89 (2.37, 3.56)** 2.89 (2.36, 3.55)**
Income
 <$10,000 Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
 $10,000–19,999 1.12 (0.98, 1.27) 1.11 (0.98, 1.27) 0.98 (0.78, 1.23) 0.92 (0.73, 1.16)
 $20,000-$34,999 1.50 (1.32, 1.72)** 1.50 (1.32, 1.71)** 1.28 (1.03, 1.58)** 1.19 (0.96, 1.49)
 $35,000-$49,999 1.76 (1.53, 2.03)** 1.76 (1.52, 2.02)** 1.33 (1.07, 1.67)** 1.23 (0.99, 1.55)*
 $50,000-$75,000 2.17 (1.88, 2.50)** 2.15 (1.87, 2.48)** 1.75 (1.41, 2.18)** 1.65 (1.32, 2.07)**
 Over $75,000 3.11 (2.69, 3.59)** 3.10 (2.67, 3.58)** 2.82 (2.27, 3.50)** 2.60 (2.09, 3.25)**
 Missinga 1.11 (0.93, 1.34) 1.11 (0.92, 1.33) 1.11 (0.83, 1.48) 1.04 (0.77, 1.40)
Employment status
 Employed full time (≥32 h/week) Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
 Employed part time (<32 h/week) 0.93 (0.85, 1.02) 0.91 (0.83, 1.00)* 1.03 (0.92, 1.62) 1.01 (0.89, 1.13)
 Self-employed 1.02 (0.90, 1.14) 1.00 (0.89, 1.14) 1.29 (1.13, 1.47)** 1.28 (1.12, 1.47)**
 Out of work/retired/unable to work 0.71 (0.64, 0.79)** 0.69 (0.62, 0.79)** 1.03 (0.87, 1.23) 0.79 (0.67, 0.92)**
 Homemaker 0.67 (0.61, 0.72)** 0.66 (0.60, 0.72)** 0.84 (0.75, 0.93)** 0.82 (0.73, 0.92)**
 Student 0.83 (0.72, 0.96)** 0.85 (0.73, 0.99)** 1.00 (0.84, 1.20) 1.01 (0.84, 1.21)
Smoker
 No Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
 Yes 2.36 (2.16, 2.58)** 2.28 (2.08, 2.50)** 2.36 (2.13, 2.62)** 2.32 (2.09, 2.62)**
Interactions with new motherhood (ref. other women)
Race/ethnicity
 White Ref. Ref.
 Black 0.85 (0.57, 1.28)
 Hispanic 0.80 (0.64, 1.00)**
 Other 0.62 (0.44, 0.88)**
Marital
 Married Ref. Ref.
 Div/sep/widow 1.91 (0.98, 3.70)*
 Never married 1.46 (0.77, 2.77)
 Unmarried couple 0.69 (0.34, 1.43)
Education
 <9th or some HS Ref. Ref.
 HS grad or GED  cert. 0.78 (0.58, 1.05)
 Tech sch. or some coll. 0.68 (0.50, 0.93)**
 College or post grad 0.71 (0.51, 0.97)**
Income
 <$10,000 Ref. Ref.
 $10,000–19,999 2.65 (1.00, 7.04)*
 $20,000-$34,999 2.73 (1.04, 7.15)**
 $35,000-$49,999 3.35 (1.25, 9.01)**
 $50,000-$75,000 2.30 (0.87, 6.05)
 Over $75,000 3.32 (1.28, 8.60)**
 Missinga 2.84 (0.86, 9.43)*
Employment status
 Employed full time (≥32 h/week) Ref. Ref.
 Employed part time (<32 h/week) 1.31 (0.97, 1.77)* 1.44 (0.89, 2.32)
 Self-employed 1.16 (0.73, 1.85) 1.22 (0.60, 2.51)
 Out of work/retired 1.20 (0.73, 1.64) 1.79 (1.05, 3.04)**
 Homemaker 1.08 (0.86, 1.36) 1.33 (0.91, 1.93)
 Student 0.65 (0.37, 1.13) 0.60 (0.22, 1.68)
 Unable to work
Smoker
 No Ref. Ref.
 Yes 1.61 (1.14, 2.26)**
*

P < 0.10,

**

P < 0.05

a

Missing includes don't know and refused

b

Any alcohol = any alcohol, past 30 days; drink frequently = drank > 4 days, past 30 days; ever binge drink = 4/5 drinks ≥ 1 time in past 30 days; binge 2+ times = 4/5 drinks ≥ 2 time in past 30 days