Table 1.

Correlates of binge drinking and stimulant use in young black men who have sex with men (N = 1,565)

	N (%)	Binge Drinking	Stimulant Use
		AOR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
City of Recruitment
Dallas (Reference)	869 (55.5)	-	-
Houston	696 (44.5)	0.94 (0.76 – 1.17)	1.05 (0.80 – 1.38)
Sexual Identity
Not Gay (Reference)	404 (25.8)	-	-
Gay	1158 (74.0)	0.91 (0.72 – 1.17)	0.94 (0.70 – 1.26)
Age
18–20 (Reference)	220 (14.1)	-	-
21–23	524 (33.5)	1.60 (1.14 – 2.24)**	1.22 (0.78 – 1.91)
24–26	485 (31.0)	2.16 (1.53 – 3.06)**	1.46 (0.91 – 2.33)
27–29	333 (21.3)	2.92 (1.97 – 4.31)**	1.76 (1.08 – 2.87)*
Education
Less than High School (Reference)	189 (12.1)	-	-
High School Graduate	541 (34.5)	0.62 (0.42 – 0.91)*	0.24 (0.16 – 0.36)**
At Least Some College	821 (52.5)	0.86 (0.58 – 1.28)	0.22 (0.15 – 0.32)**
Employment Status
Employed (Reference)	1227 (78.4)	-	-
Unemployed or Disabled	325 (20.8)	0.95 (0.72 – 1.26)	1.22 (0.86 – 1.71)
Income
Less than 20,000 (Reference)	714 (45.6)	-	-
20,000–39,999	455 (29.1)	0.88 (0.67 – 1.16)	0.81 (0.56 – 1.16)
40,000–59,999	243 (15.5)	0.75 (0.54 – 1.05)	1.03 (0.68 – 1.55)
60,000 +	134 (8.6)	0.75 (0.49 – 1.14)	1.28 (0.79 – 2.09)
History of Homelessness
Never (Reference)	1359 (86.8)	-	-
Greater than One Year Ago	71 (4.5)	1.56 (0.89 – 2.74)	1.45 (0.80 – 2.61)
Past Year	122 (7.8)	1.31 (0.63 – 2.73)	2.31 (1.14 – 4.68)*
History of Criminal Justice Involvement
Never	1098 (70.2)	-	-
Greater than Two Months Ago	246 (15.7)	1.18 (0.87 – 1.61)	1.86 (1.30 – 2.68)**
Past Two Months	203 (13.0)	1.50 (1.03 – 2.18)*	2.76 (1.87 – 4.07)**
Spirituality/Religiosity
Spiritual and Religious Activities		0.98 (0.87 – 1.11)	1.20 (1.04 – 1.40)*
Spiritual Coping		0.93 (0.81 – 1.06)	0.66 (0.56 – 0.78)**
Belief that Health is in God’s Hands		1.09 (0.97 – 1.23)	1.09 (0.93 – 1.28)

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01