Table 3.
Transition models of the cumulative effect of each variable at the previous wave on Wave 4 drinking with submodels for work, residence, and school status
| 30-day drinking as the outcome |
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| Variable | Full model OR [95% CI] | Submodel 1a OR [95% CI] | Submodel 2a OR [95% CI] | Submodel 3a OR [95% CI] |
| Gender | ||||
| Male (ref.) | ||||
| Female | 0.88 [0.74, 1.03] | 0.89 [0.76, 1.05] | 0.87 [0.74, 1.03] | 0.88 [0.75, 1.04] |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White (ref.) | ||||
| African American | 0.68 [0.51, 0.89]** | 0.67 [0.50, 0.89]** | 0.67 [0.51, 0.88]** | 0.67 [0.51, 0.89]** |
| Hispanic | 0.73 [0.58, 0.91]** | 0.70 [0.55, 0.89]** | 0.72 [0.57, 0.90]** | 0.71 [0.57, 0.89]** |
| Other | 0.76 [0.37, 1.57] | 0.75 [0.36, 1.52] | 0.76 [0.37, 1.56] | 0.74 [0.36, 1.54] |
| Family structure | ||||
| Both biological parents (ref.) | ||||
| Biological and stepparent | 1.06 [0.82, 1.37] | 1.05 [0.82, 1.35] | 1.05 [0.81, 1.36] | 1.07 [0.83, 1.37] |
| Single parent | 1.03 [0.82, 1.30] | 1.03 [0.82, 1.29] | 1.02 [0.81, 1.29] | 1.03 [0.81, 1.30] |
| Other | 1.08 [0.80, 1.44] | 1.05 [0.77, 1.43] | 1.06 [0.78, 1.42] | 1.08 [0.81, 1.44] |
| Parental education | ||||
| High school or less (ref.) | ||||
| Some college | 1.01 [0.83, 1.25] | 1.03 [0.84, 1.27] | 1.02 [0.83, 1.26] | 1.01 [0.82, 1.25] |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 1.03 [0.81, 1.30] | 1.11 [0.87, 1.41] | 1.04 [0.82, 1.32] | 1.04 [0.82, 1.32] |
| Alcohol use in previous wave | ||||
| No (ref.) | ||||
| Yes | 5.48 [4.21, 7.14]*** | 5.41 [4.15, 7.04]*** | 5.43 [4.16, 7.09]*** | 5.52 [4.25, 7.17]*** |
| Wave | ||||
| 2 (ref.) | ||||
| 3 | 1.34 [1.10, 1.63]** | 1.34 [1.10, 1.62]** | 1.34 [1.10, 1.62]** | 1.34 [1.10, 1.63]** |
| 4 | 2.04 [1.31, 3.16]*** | 2.36 [1.79, 3.11]*** | 1.73 [1.39, 2.14]*** | 3.48 [2.55, 4.74]*** |
| Depressive symptoms, previous | 1.08 [0.97, 1.19] | 1.07 [0.97, 1.17] | 1.07 [0.97, 1.19] | 1.07 [0.97, 1.18] |
| Parental knowledge, previous | 0.93 [0.77, 1.13] | 0.93 [0.77, 1.13] | 0.93 [0.77, 1.13] | 0.93 [0.77, 1.13] |
| Parental expectations, previous | 0.91 [0.87, 0.95]*** | 0.92 [0.88, 0.96]*** | 0.91 [0.87, 0.95]*** | 0.91 [0.87, 0.95]*** |
| 5 friends drinking, previous | ||||
| Never (ref.) | ||||
| Almost never/sometimes | 1.67 [1.38, 2.02]*** | 1.71 [1.41, 2.06]*** | 1.69 [1.40, 2.03]*** | 1.69 [1.40, 2.03]*** |
| Often/always | 3.25 [2.19, 4.83]*** | 3.31 [2.23, 4.92]*** | 3.26 [2.19, 4.84]*** | 3.26 [2.20, 4.84]*** |
| Working status at Wave 4 | ||||
| Not working (ref.) | ||||
| 20 hours or less weekly | 1.13 [0.69, 1.85] | 1.06 [0.66, 1.70] | – | – |
| 21–30 hours weekly | 1.16 [0.80, 1.68] | 0.84 [0.59, 1.19] | – | – |
| >30 hours weekly | 1.48 [0.95, 2.33] | 1.01 [0.63, 1.61] | – | – |
| Residential status at Wave 4 | ||||
| Home (ref.) | ||||
| On campus | 2.10 [1.40, 3.15]*** | – | 2.53 [1.82, 3.53]*** | – |
| Own place | 1.30 [0.93, 1.83] | – | 1.36 [0.96, 1.93] | – |
| School status at Wave 4 | ||||
| College/university (ref.) | ||||
| Technical school/community college | 0.73 [0.48, 1.10] | – | – | 0.50 [0.36, 0.71]*** |
| Not attending | 0.65 [0.40, 1.06] | – | – | 0.49 [0.32, 0.73]*** |
Notes: Ref. = referent.
Each submodel includes only one environmental variable, without inclusion or adjustment for the other environmental variables.
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