Table 3.
Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals from 3 multivariable logistic regressions predicting lifetime abstainer status for White, Black, and Latina women aged 25+
| White women | Black women | Latina women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age continuous | 1.02 (0.96, 1.08) | 0.96 (0.86, 1.07) | 1.00 (0.92, 1.10) |
| Birth year: <1935 | 2.14 (0.28, 16.40) | 9.17 (0.30, 279.25) | 5.54 (0.24, 129.65) |
| 1935–1944 | 1.58 (0.40, 6.28) | 5.18 (0.56, 47.56) | 3.93 (0.47, 33.08) |
| 1945–1954 | 0.68 (0.26, 1.77) | 3.47 (0.96, 12.54) | 1.77 (0.41, 7.59) |
| 1955–1964 (Ref) | |||
| 1965–1974 | 1.72 (0.71, 4.19) | 0.73 (0.19, 2.83) | 1.47 (0.39, 5.64) |
| 1975+ | 0.79 (0.16, 3.97) | 0.28 (0.03, 2.88) | 1.22 (0.18, 8.51) |
| Birth place: Outside the U.S. (U.S. Ref) | 0.97 (0.36, 2.64) | 0.45 (0.10, 1.94) | 3.53 (1.82, 6.82)*** |
| Education: Less than HS (Ref) | |||
| HS grad | 0.70 (0.36, 1.37) | 0.74 (0.32, 1.74) | 0.26 (0.13, 0.50)*** |
| Some college | 0.48 (0.24, 0.94)* | 0.28 (0.11, 0.71)** | 0.12 (0.05, 0.30)*** |
| College grad/more | 0.39 (0.18, 0.82)* | 0.32 (0.13, 0.79)* | 0.06 (0.02, 0.16)*** |
| Religion: Protestant (Ref) | |||
| Catholic | 0.74 (0.39, 1.38) | 0.96 (0.27, 3.43) | 0.38 (0.17, 0.89)* |
| Other religion | 1.26 (0.70, 2.26) | 1.25 (0.58, 2.70) | 1.27 (0.49, 3.27) |
| No religion | 0.99 (0.34, 2.87) | 0.65 (0.18, 2.37) | 0.80 (0.23, 2.75) |
| Religion important: Very important | 7.04 (1.56, 31.80)* | 0.80 (0.15, 4.30) | 1.63 (0.53, 5.01) |
| Somewhat important | 4.10 (0.85, 19.70) | 0.32 (0.05, 2.10) | 2.44 (0.67, 8.89) |
| Not important (Ref) | |||
| Religion discourage drinking (Not Ref) | 5.22 (3.34, 8.15)*** | 1.00 (0.53, 1.88) | 0.78 (0.41, 1.50) |
| risk taking and impulsivity score | 0.78 (0.52, 1.19) | 0.50 (0.26, 0.94)* | 0.55 (0.25, 1.18) |
| Live with problem drinkers in childhood (Not Ref) | 1.54 (0.85, 2.78) | 2.26 (0.98, 5.21) | 1.57 (0.56, 4.39) |
| Biological family problem drinking: Negative (Ref) | |||
| 2nd degree only (e.g. grandparents) | 1.32 (0.75, 2.30) | 0.34 (0.05, 2.10) | 0.50 (0.22, 1.14) |
| 1st degree only (parents, siblings) | 0.62 (0.34, 1.12) | 0.15 (0.06, 0.36)*** | 0.24 (0.08, 0.70)** |
| Both 1st and 2nd degree | 0.32 (0.13, 0.84)* | 0.07 (0.01, 0.54)* | 0.16 (0.04, 0.70)* |
| Childhood economic difficulty: >once | 0.58 (0.35, 0.96)* | 0.91 (0.45, 1.82) | 0.71 (0.39, 1.31) |
| Once | 0.41 (0.23, 0.74)** | 0.77 (0.27, 2.24) | 0.95 (0.43, 2.10) |
| None (Ref) | |||
| Childhood physical abuse (Not Ref) | 1.06 (0.60, 1.90) | 1.23 (0.51, 2.94) | 0.75 (0.33, 1.72) |
| Childhood sexual abuse (Not Ref) | 0.98 (0.54, 1.77) | 0.38 (0.16, 0.95)* | 0.55 (0.17, 1.83) |
| Childhood Injury (Not Ref) | 0.76 (0.18, 3.16) | 0.14 (0.01, 1.83) | 29.19 (4.82, 176.79)*** |
| Childhood Disease (Not Ref) | 2.21 (0.75, 6.53) | 0.44 (0.10, 1.88) | 1.07 (0.24, 4.81) |
*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.