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. 2016 Jan 8;77(1):121–132. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2016.77.121

Table 4.

Transitional models for heavy episodic drinking, including the full model and the submodels for work, residence, and school status

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Heavy episodic drinking as the outcome
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.

a

Each submodel includes only one environmental variable, without inclusion or adjustment for the other environmental variables.

*

p < .05;

**

p < .01;

***

p < .001.