Table 2.

Multinomial Logistic Regression Estimating the Unadjusted Odds Ratio of Young Adult Drinking Status by Early Life Predictors, Physical Health, and Social Support (Ref = Light Drinkers), N=11,469

	Abstainer		Moderate drinker		Heavy drinker
Predictor	OR^a	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Early Life Factors
Male	0.63	0.52, 0.76^*	2.73	2.40, 3.11^*	10.68	8.52, 13.40^*
Mother’s prenatal smoking	1.21	1.01, 1.46^*	1.12	0.99, 1.27	1.26	1.09, 1.46^*
Family social class
Unskilled/Semi-skilled	1.21	1.00, 1.46	0.87	0.76, 1.00^*	1.01	0.87, 1.18
Skilled	Ref.		Ref.		Ref.
Managerial/Professional	1.00	0.75, 1.33	1.17	0.98, 1.40	0.78	0.62, 1.00^*
Parent education	0.83	0.69, 0.99^*	1.16	1.03, 1.32^*	0.90	0.78, 1.03
Age 7 housing accommodations	0.92	0.72, 1.17	1.36	1.13, 1.63^*	0.89	0.73, 1.09
Age 7 parent home ownership	0.79	0.66, 0.96^*	1.10	0.97, 1.24	0.86	0.74, 0.99^*
Age 11 academic ability	0.75	0.68, 0.82^*	1.16	1.09, 1.25^*	0.90	0.84, 0.97
Age 7 social maladjustment	1.32	1.14, 1.54^*	1.05	0.93, 1.18	1.19	1.04, 1.36^*
Age 16 internalizing behavior	1.47	1.12, 1.94^*	0.60	0.49, 0.7^*	0.57	0.45, 0.73^*
Age 16 externalizing behavior	2.48	1.70, 3.61^*	0.88	0.64, 1.21	1.61	1.17, 2.21^*
Age 16 smoking
Never smoker	Ref.		Ref.		Ref.
<1pack/wk	0.73	0.53, 1.01	1.17	0.95, 1.45	1.45	1.14, 1.83^*
1 pack+/wk	0.90	0.69, 1.16	1.66	1.43, 1.93**	2.66	2.27, 3.13^*
Age 23 smoking
Nonsmoker	Ref.		Ref.		Ref.
Former smoker	0.83	0.60, 1.16	1.41	1.12, 1.78^*	2.11	1.62, 2.75^*
Current smoker	0.86	0.71, 1.05	1.57	1.37, 1.80^*	2.60	2.20, 3.08^*
Age 16 drinking
Abstainers	5.27	4.02, 6.91^*	0.28	0.16, 0.48^*	0.48	0.27, 0.84^*
Light drinkers	Ref.		Ref.		Ref.
Moderate Drinkers	1.03	0.77, 1.36	1.34	1.11, 1.62^*	1.25	0.96, 1.63
Heavy drinkers	0.64	0.43, 0.97^*	2.20	1.85, 2.62^*	2.91	2.29, 3.69^*
Age 23 drinking
Abstainers	21.75	17.06, 27.72^*	0.39	0.19, 0.82^*	1.13	0.56, 2.25
Light drinkers	Ref.		Ref.		Ref.
Moderate drinkers	0.47	0.26, 0.84^*	3.64	3.05, 4.33^*	5.44	4.30, 6.89^*
Heavy drinkers	0.65	0.38, 1.12	5.71	4.80, 6.79^*	16.31	13.41, 19.84^*
Education
NVQ 0	1.84	1.45, 2.35^*	0.92	0.74, 1.13	1.21	0.97, 1.50
NVQ 1	1.15	0.87, 1.51	0.97	0.79, 1.19	1.02	0.81, 1.28
NVQ 2	Ref.		Ref.		Ref.
NVQ 3	0.83	0.62, 1.10	1.30	1.10, 1.55^*	1.05	0.85, 1.29
NVQ 4	0.87	0.62, 1.23	0.89	0.71, 1.13	0.8	0.61, 1.05
NVQ 5 or 6	0.63	0.42, 0.95^*	1.60	1.31, 1.95^*	0.62	0.45, 0.85^*
Age 23 social class
Unemployed	1.48	1.06, 2.05^*	1.35	1.08, 1.70^*	1.72	1.34, 2.19^*
Unskilled/Semi-skilled	0.93	0.53, 1.63	0.61	0.33, 1.11	1.47	1.02, 2.14^*
Skilled	Ref.		Ref.		Ref.
Managerial/Professional	0.94	0.73, 1.21	1.21	1.03, 1.41^*	0.77	0.61, 0.98^*
Social Support
Age 33 instrumental support	0.97	0.95, 1.00^*	1.00	0.98, 1.02	0.96	0.94, 0.98^*
Age 33 emotional support	0.96	0.92, 0.99^*	0.98	0.95, 1.00	0.91	0.89, 0.94^*
Physical Health
Age 16 illness	1.73	1.17, 2.56^*	0.98	0.73, 1.32	1.04	0.74, 1.46
Age 23 illness	3.12	2.25, 4.33^*	0.81	0.55, 1.18	1.02	0.70, 1.47
Age 23 good/excellent health	0.39	0.31, 0.51^*	1.17	0.90, 1.51	0.82	0.64, 1.06
Age 33 health
Poor	3.97	2.62, 6.02^*	0.64	0.34, 1.19	2.16	1.40, 3.32^*
Fair	1.42	1.10, 1.83^*	0.89	0.72, 1.09	1.22	0.98, 1.52
Good	Ref.		Ref.		Ref.
Excellent	0.79	0.64, 0.98^*	1.06	0.93, 1.21	0.91	0.77, 1.07

Odds ratio.

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