Table 2.

Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for age at immigration on heavy alcohol use^a for males and females

Variable	Female		Male
	OR	[95% CI]	OR	[95% CI]
Age at immigration (ref.: U.S. born)
<12 years	0.309*	[0.109, 0.877]	0.844	[0.448, 1.590]
12–20 years	0.748	[0.316, 1.770]	0.698	[0.395, 1.233]
≥21 years	0.967	[0.281, 3.332]	0.478*	[0.237, 0.966]
Border (ref.: nonborder)	1.026	[0.608, 1.733]	1.097	[0.793, 1.518]
Age (ref.: 18–29 years)
30–49 years	0.575	[0.293, 1.129]	0.903	[0.604, 1.349]
≥50 years	0.260**	[0.108, 0.622]	0.618	[0.373, 1.023]
Education (ref.: <high school)
High school graduate	1.301	[0.675, 2.507]	1.014	[0.660, 1.560]
Some college	0.794	[0.415, 1.518]	0.846	[0.553, 1.295]
College graduate	0.582	[0.237, 1.427]	0.749	[0.437, 1.284]
Marital status (ref.: single)
Married/living together	0.846	[0.413, 1.734]	1.505	[0.994, 2.277]
Separated/widowed/divorced	1.237	[0.544, 2.816]	1.677	[0.971, 2.896]
Employment (ref.: full time)
Part time or seasonal	0.777	[0.377, 1.603]	0.621*	[0.388, 0.994]
Other	0.433**	[0.246, 0.765]	0.787	[0.522, 1.186]
Intercept	0.421	[0.140, 1.269]	0.452**	[0.261, 0.780]

Notes: Ref = reference.

^a4+ drinks/day for females and 5+ drinks/day for males at least monthly in the last 12 months.

^*p <.05;

^**p <.01.