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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 3. Adjusted odds of binge drinking (ever binge drink and binge 2+ times) in CWHS, with and without interactions.

Ever binge drinkb
OR (95% CI)
Binge drink 2+ timesb
OR (95% CI)


+Interactions +Interactions
New mothers 0.56 (0.47, 0.68)** 0.30 (0.15, 0.59)** 0.62 (0.46, 0.82)** 0.16 (0.05, 0.54)**
Race/ethnicity
 White Ref. Ref.
 Black 0.60 (0.49, 0.74)** 0.61 (0.49, 0.74)** 0.65 (0.50, 0.86)** 0.65 (0.50, 0.85)**
 Hispanic 0.72 (0.63, 0.81)** 0.72 (0.63, 0.81)** 0.71 (0.60, 0.85)** 0.71 (0.60, 0.84)**
 Other 0.56 (0.46, 0.68)** 0.56 (0.46, 0.68)** 0.57 (0.43, 0.74)** 0.56 (0.43, 0.74)**
Marital
 Married Ref Ref
 Div/sep/widow 1.62 (1.40, 1.88)** 1.62 (1.40, 1.88)** 1.85 (1.53, 2.25)** 1.79 (1.47, 2.18)**
 Never married 2.01 (1.77, 2.29)** 2.02 (1.78, 2.30) ** 2.30 (1.94, 2.71)** 2.24 (1.89, 2.66)**
 Unmarried couple 1.60 (1.34, 1.89)** 1.60 (1.35, 1.90)** 1.87 (1.48, 2.36)** 1.73 (1.35, 2.20)**
Age
 18–24 Ref Ref
 25–29 0.90 (0.77, 1.06) 0.91 (0.77, 1.06) 0.81 (0.66, 0.99)** 0.81 (0.66, 1.00)**
 30–34 0.60 (0.51, 0.71)** 0.60 (0.51, 0.71)** 0.54 (0.44, 0.67)** 0.54 (0.44, 0.67)**
 35–40 0.48 (0.40, 0.56)** 0.48 (0.41, 0.56)** 0.42 (0.34, 0.52)** 0.42 (0.33, 0.52)**
 41–48 0.41 (0.35, 0.49)** 0.41 (0.35, 0.49)** 0.46 (0.37, 0.57)** 0.46 (0.37, 0.57)**
Education
 <9th or some HS Ref Ref
 HS Grad or GED Cert 1.34 (1.13, 1.61)** 1.34 (1.12, 1.60)** 1.27 (1.01, 1.61)** 1.27 (1.00, 1.61)**
 Tech Sch. or some college 1.25 (1.04, 1.61)** 1.24 (1.03, 1.49)** 1.29 (1.01, 1.65)** 1.29 (1.01, 1.65)**
 College or Post Grad 1.20 (0.99, 1.46)* 1.20 (0.99, 1.45)* 1.05 (0.81, 1.37) 1.06 (0.81, 1.38)
Income
 <$10,000 Ref Ref
 $10,000–19,999 1.07 (0.87, 1.33) 1.02 (0.81, 1.27) 1.02 (0.78, 1.34) 0.95 (0.72, 1.26)
 $20,000-$34,999 1.12 (0.91, 1.39) 1.09 (0.87, 1.36) 1.03 (0.79, 1.35) 0.97 (0.74, 1.29)
 $35,000-$49,999 1.16 (0.93, 1.45) 1.08 (0.86, 1.37) 1.10 (0.82, 1.46) 0.98 (0.73, 1.32)
 $50,000-$75,000 1.24 (1.99, 1.55)* 1.22 (0.96, 1.54) 1.06 (0.79, 1.42) 1.02 (0.76, 1.38)
 Over $75,000 1.65 (1.32, 2.07)** 1.59 (1.26, 2.00)** 1.38 (1.04, 1.84)** 1.37 (1.03, 1.38)*
 Missinga 0.80 (0.59, 1.10) 0.79 (0.57, 1.09) 0.63 (0.41, 0.98)** 0.61 (0.39, 0.95)**
Employment status
 Employed full time (≥32 h/week) Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
 Employed part time (<32 h/week) 1.06 (0.92, 1.22) 1.04 (0.90, 1.21) 0.99 (0.81, 1.21) 0.95 (0.78, 1.17)
 Self-employed 0.93 (0.77, 1.12) 0.88 (0.73, 1.07) 0.99 (0.75, 1.30) 0.92 (0.69, 1.22)
 Out of work/retired/unable to work 0.77 (0.65, 0.91)** 0.73 (0.61, 0.88)** 0.86 (0.69, 1.07) 0.79 (0.62, 0.99)**
 Homemaker 0.66 (0.56, 0.77)** 0.65 (0.55, 0.77)** 0.65 (0.52, 0.81)** 0.71 (0.56, 0.89)**
 Student 0.93 (0.77, 1.13) 0.93 (0.76, 1.12) 0.89 (0.69, 1.14) 0.89 (0.68, 0.15)
Smoker
 No Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
 Yes 3.51 (3.14, 3.92)** 3.52 (3.15, 3.94)** 4.17 (3.60, 4.83)** 4.20 (3.63, 4.86)**
Interactions with new motherhood (ref. other women)
Marital
 Married Ref
 Div/sep/widow 2.02 (0.90, 5.38)*
 Never married 1.73 (0.76, 3.94)
 Unmarried couple 2.35 (1.11, 4.98)**
Income
 <$10,000 Ref Ref
 $10,000–19,999 1.69 (0.83, 3.43) 2.01 (0.77, 5.26)
 $20,000-$34,999 1.33 (0.65, 2.73) 1.87 (0.67, 5.22)
 $35,000-$49,999 2.19 (1.05, 4.54)** 3.66 (1.22, 10.98)**
 $50,000-$75,000 0.95 (0.43, 2.11) 0.73 (0.18, 2.96)
 Over $75,000 1.62 (0.82, 3.21) 2.47 (0.77, 7.90)
 Missinga 1.16 (0.35, 3.87) 1.37 (0.15, 12.71)
Employment status
 Employed full time (≥32 h/week) Ref. Ref.
 Employed part time (<32 h/week) 1.33 (0.73, 2.41) 1.81 (0.75, 4.38)
 Self-employed 2.17 (0.95, 4.99)* 3.34 (1.00, 11.06)**
 Out of work/retired/unable to work 1.69 (0.93, 3.10)* 2.31 (1.01, 5.26)**
 Homemaker 1.30 (0.80, 2.11) 0.73 (0.32, 1.68)
 Student 1.11 (0.45, 2.72) 0.85 (0.26, 2.80)
*

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 day