Table 4.
Transitional models for heavy episodic drinking, including the full model and the submodels for work, residence, and school status
| Heavy episodic 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 | 0.76 [0.61, 0.94]** | 0.78 [0.63, 0.96]* | 0.76 [0.62, 0.94]** | 0.77 [0.63, 0.96]** |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White (ref.) | ||||
| African American | 0.58 [0.42, 0.81]*** | 0.58 [0.42, 0.81]*** | 0.57 [0.41, 0.80]*** | 0.58 [0.41, 0.82]** |
| Hispanic | 0.79 [0.62, 1.00] | 0.76 [0.60, 0.96]** | 0.78 [0.61, 0.99]* | 0.77 [0.61, 0.98]* |
| Other | 0.71 [0.31, 1.65] | 0.69 [0.30, 1.58] | 0.71 [0.31, 1.63] | 0.69 [0.30, 1.60] |
| Family structure | ||||
| Both biological parents (ref.) | ||||
| Biological and stepparent | 0.96 [0.71, 1.30] | 0.96 [0.71, 1.30] | 0.96 [0.71, 1.30] | 0.97 [0.72, 1.30] |
| Single parent | 0.92 [0.69, 1.23] | 0.92 [0.69, 1.22] | 0.92 [0.69, 1.22] | 0.92 [0.69, 1.22] |
| Other | 1.14 [0.81, 1.61] | 1.12 [0.78, 1.60] | 1.13 [0.79, 1.61] | 1.14 [0.81, 1.61] |
| Parental education | ||||
| High school or less (ref.) | ||||
| Some college | 0.97 [0.77, 1.23] | 0.99 [0.79, 1.23] | 0.98 [0.78, 1.23] | 0.98 [0.77, 1.23] |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 1.06 [0.81, 1.39] | 1.15 [0.90, 1.48] | 1.07 [0.82, 1.39] | 1.09 [0.83, 1.43] |
| Alcohol use in previous wave | ||||
| No (ref.) | ||||
| Yes | 6.10 [4.75, 7.82]*** | 6.04 [4.71, 7.74]*** | 6.06 [4.73, 7.78]*** | 6.09 [4.77, 7.76]** |
| Wave | ||||
| 2 (ref.) | ||||
| 3 | 1.41 [1.02, 1.93]* | 1.40 [1.02, 1.93] | 1.41 [1.02, 1.93]* | 1.41 [1.02, 1.93]* |
| 4 | 1.65 [0.95, 2.88] | 2.48 [1.71, 3.60] | 1.82 [1.37, 2.42]*** | 3.60 [2.67, 4.87]*** |
| Depressive symptoms, previous | 1.09 [0.96, 1.23] | 1.08 [0.96, 1.20] | 1.08 [0.96, 1.23] | 1.08 [0.96, 1.22] |
| Parental knowledge, previous | 0.88 [0.69, 1.12] | 0.88 [0.69, 1.13] | 0.88 [0.68, 1.12] | 0.88 [0.69, 1.13] |
| Parental expectations, previous | 0.90 [0.86, 0.95]*** | 0.91 [0.86, 0.96]*** | 0.90 [0.86, 0.95]*** | 0.90 [0.86, 0.95]*** |
| 5 friends’ drinking, previous | ||||
| Never (ref.) | ||||
| Almost never/sometimes | 1.90 [1.49, 2.44]*** | 1.95 [1.54, 2.48]*** | 1.92 [1.52, 2.44]*** | 1.93 [1.52, 2.46]*** |
| Often/always | 3.51 [2.48, 4.97]*** | 3.56 [2.52, 5.05]*** | 3.50 [2.47, 4.94]*** | 3.53 [2.49, 5.00]*** |
| Working status at Wave 4 | ||||
| Not working (ref.) | ||||
| 20 hours or less | 1.41 [0.80, 2.49] | 1.30 [0.75, 2.24] | – | – |
| 21–30 hours | 1.03 [0.61, 1.76] | 0.73 [0.45, 1.19] | – | – |
| >30 hours | 1.56 [0.88, 2.77] | 1.07 [0.61, 1.88] | – | – |
| Residential status at Wave 4 | ||||
| Home (ref.) | ||||
| On campus | 2.80 [1.65, 4.74]*** | – | 2.76 [1.87, 4.09]*** | – |
| Own place | 1.24 [0.83, 1.85] | – | 1.27 [0.84, 1.91] | – |
| School status at Wave 4 | ||||
| College/university (ref.) | ||||
| Technical school/community college | 0.91 [0.56, 1.49] | – | – | 0.51 [0.36, 0.73]*** |
| Not attending | 0.92 [0.50, 1.69] | – | – | 0.55 [0.33, 0.92]* |
Notes: Ref. = referent.
Each submodel includes only one environmental variable, without inclusion or adjustment for the other environmental variables.
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