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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse. 2012 Sep 12;21(4):349–366. doi: 10.1080/1067828X.2012.710028

Table 2.

Multinomial logistic regression of the violent behavior typology among high school students, United States, 2003, 2005, and 2007, YRBS.

Demographic Characteristics and Substance Use2 Contrast of Violence Categories1
1 vs. 4
 2 vs. 4
 3 vs. 4
 1 vs. 2
 3 vs. 1
 3 vs. 2
OR CI3 OR CI3 OR CI3 OR CI3 OR CI3 OR CI3
Demographic Characteristics
Gender (female)
    Male 2.59* 2.32–2.90 0.53* 0.43–0.66 1.07 0.83–1.37 4.86* 3.77–6.26 0.41* 0.32–0.53 2.00* 1.44–2.78
Race/ethnicity (White)
    American Indian 1.55* 1.02–2.35 2.17 0.93–5.08 2.94* 1.56–5.57 0.71 0.30–1.72 1.90 0.90–4.01 1.36 0.46–4.04
    Asian 1.01 0.70–1.47 1.59 0.80–3.17 1.83 0.81–4.12 0.64 0.33–1.23 1.80 0.76–4.29 1.15 0.38–3.45
    Black 2.13* 1.77–2.55 1.18 0.78–1.80 1.98* 1.32–2.98 1.80* 1.17–2.77 0.93 0.59–1.46 1.68 0.95–2.96
    Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.66 0.94–2.96 2.45 0.80–7.52 2.05 0.59–7.16 0.68 0.21–2.20 1.23 0.34–4.47 0.84 0.19–3.76
    Hispanic 1.48* 1.24–1.76 1.22 0.93–1.61 1.50* 1.04–2.15 1.21 0.91–1.60 1.01 0.72–1.43 1.22 0.80–1.87
    Other 1.64* 1.20–2.24 1.42 0.75–2.69 2.90* 1.75–4.82 1.16 0.60–2.23 1.77* 1.06–2.97 2.05 0.94–4.47
Age (<=14)
    15 0.98 0.81–1.18 0.95 0.66–1.35 0.77 0.51–1.14 1.03 0.68–1.57 0.78 0.53–1.16 0.81 0.46–1.43
    16 0.82 0.67–1.00 0.93 0.70–1.23 0.76 0.49–1.20 0.88 0.62–1.26 0.93 0.59–1.47 0.82 0.50–1.36
    17 0.61* 0.50–0.75 0.69* 0.49–0.98 0.33* 0.21–0.51 0.89 0.60–1.32 0.53* 0.34–0.85 0.48* 0.27–0.84
    18 0.46* 0.37–0.59 0.60* 0.42–0.87 0.29* 0.18–0.49 0.77 0.49–1.20 0.63 0.36–1.11 0.49* 0.27–0.88
Depression 1.56* 1.39–1.76 7.76* 6.09–9.88 9.49* 6.90–13.06 0.20* 0.16–0.26 6.07* 4.55–8.10 1.22 0.86–1.74
Substance Used in Past Month
Alcohol (Nondrinker)
    Drinker, didn't binge 1.76* 1.48–2.09 1.40* 1.09–1.81 2.13* 1.45–3.14 1.25 0.96–1.64 1.21 0.80–1.83 1.52 0.97–2.39
    Binge drinking 1–2 times 1.83* 1.51–2.21 1.48* 1.09–2.01 2.33* 1.51–3.59 1.24 0.89–1.73 1.27 0.80–2.02 1.57 0.98–2.51
    Binge drinking 3–9 times 2.70* 2.12–3.43 1.52* 1.00–2.31 2.47* 1.45–4.21 1.77* 1.13–2.79 0.92 0.53–1.59 1.63 0.90–2.95
    Binge drinking 10+ times 4.53* 3.18–6.47 1.30 0.60–2.81 4.76* 2.37–9.55 3.48* 1.59–7.65 1.05 0.52–2.12 3.65* 1.61–8.31
Cigarettes 1.49* 1.32–1.69 1.51* 1.16–1.96 2.10* 1.58–2.80 0.99 0.74–1.32 1.41* 1.06–1.87 1.39 0.95–2.04
Marijuana 1.59* 1.41–1.79 1.20 0.94–1.52 1.54* 1.11–2.14 1.33* 1.02–1.72 0.97 0.70–1.34 1.28 0.87–1.89
Cocaine 1.13 0.88–1.44 0.96 0.63–1.47 1.85* 1.14–3.00 1.17 0.75–1.82 1.64* 1.01–2.67 1.92* 1.17–3.15
Substance Used in Lifetime
Heroin 1.30 0.91–1.85 1.48 0.90–2.43 2.82* 1.70–4.67 0.88 0.54–1.43 2.17* 1.39–3.39 1.91* 1.06–3.42
Methamphetamines 1.47* 1.20–1.79 1.45* 1.04–2.03 2.72* 1.88–3.92 1.01 0.72–1.41 1.85* 1.28–2.67 1.87* 1.17–2.99
Steroids 1.53* 1.17–2.00 2.02* 1.43–2.84 2.67* 1.91–3.75 0.76 0.50–1.15 1.75* 1.23–2.50 1.33 0.87–2.03
*

p<.0017 (i.e., .01/6) for race/ethnicity subcategories, p<.0025 (i.e., .01/4) for age and alcohol subcategories, and p<.01 for all other categories.

1

1=Other-directed only; 2=Self-directed only; 3=Both other- and self-directed; and 4=No violence.

2

Reference group in parentheses.

3

99.83% CI for race/ethnicity subcategories, 99.75% CI for age and alcohol subcategories, and 99% CI for all other categories