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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 8.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2017 Nov 24;183:231–239. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.11.006

Table 2.

Associations between Age at First Parental Incarceration and Drug Use and Sex Riska in Adolescence and Adulthood.

Adolescence Adulthood


% with Outcome Odds Ratio (95% CI) Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)b % with Outcome Odds Ratio (95% CI) Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)c
Total Sample (n = 11,884)
Marijuana
  No Incarcerated Parent 25.5 Ref Ref 21.7 Ref Ref
  Parent Incarcerated < 8YO 43.2 2.22 (1.73, 2.86) 2.55 (1.95, 3.34) 36.4 2.06 (1.64, 2.59) 1.89 (1.47, 2.42)
  Parent Incarcerated 8–17 YO 35.9 1.64 (1.26, 2.12) 1.70 (1.29, 2.24) 29.1 1.48 (1.10, 1.98) 1.47 (1.07, 2.01)
  Parent Incarcerated 18+YO 28.4 1.43 (1.06, 1.93) 1.32 (0.96, 1.82)
Cocaine
  No Incarcerated Parent 3.1 Ref Ref 19.6 Ref Ref
  Parent Incarcerated < 8YO 5.9 1.98 (1.15, 3.41) 1.92 (0.91, 4.05) 30.3 1.78 (1.39, 2.29) 1.86 (1.38, 2.50)
  Parent Incarcerated 8–17 YO 6.2 2.09 (1.29, 3.38) 2.03 (1.14, 3.61) 23.9 1.29 (0.94, 1.78) 1.35 (0.93, 1.97)
  Parent Incarcerated 18+YO 27.3 1.54 (1.10, 2.16) 1.66 (1.16, 2.37)
Multiple Partners
  No Incarcerated Parent 18.3 Ref Ref 24.1 Ref Ref
  Parent Incarcerated < 8YO 27.3 1.68 (1.27, 2.21) 1.72 (1.25, 2.37) 33.0 1.55 (1.23, 1.96) 1.40 (1.07, 1.83)
  Parent Incarcerated 8–17 YO 25.8 1.55 (1.18, 2.03) 1.48 (1.10, 1.99) 23.1 0.95 (0.70, 1.29) 0.81 (0.56, 1.16)
  Parent Incarcerated 18+YO 31.5 1.45 (1.12, 1.86) 1.37 (1.03, 1.84)
STI
  No Incarcerated Parent 1.5 Ref Ref 2.9 Ref Ref
  Parent Incarcerated < 8YO 2.9 1.99 (1.21, 3.28) 1.74 (0.92, 3.30) 6.6 2.33 (1.47, 3.71) 1.84 (1.04, 3.28)
  Parent Incarcerated 8–17 YO 2.8 1.90 (1.02, 3.55) 0.93 (0.43, 2.00) 7.8 2.77 (1.78, 4.30) 1.72 (0.95, 3.10)
  Parent Incarcerated 18+YO 5.3 1.84 (1.06, 3.21) 2.09 (1.20, 3.65)
White (n = 6397)
Marijuana
  No Incarcerated Parent 26.2 Ref Ref 23.2 Ref Ref
  Parent Incarcerated < 8YO 41.0 1.96 (1.40, 2.74) 2.53 (1.81, 3.55) 38.2 2.04 (1.50, 2.78) 1.72 (1.22, 2.43)
  Parent Incarcerated 8–17 YO 37.1 1.67 (1.10, 2.52) 1.71 (1.17, 2.51) 34.8 1.76 (1.19, 2.60) 1.44 (0.95, 2.19)
  Parent Incarcerated 18+YO 28.4 1.31 (0.86, 2.00) 1.19 (0.77, 1.85)
Cocaine
  No Incarcerated Parent 3.4 Ref Ref 23.2 Ref Ref
  Parent Incarcerated < 8YO 5.4 1.60 (0.97, 2.66) 1.36 (0.66, 2.82) 36.6 1.91 (1.40, 2.62) 1.55 (1.10, 2.18)
Parent Incarcerated 8–17 YO 7.6 2.34 (1.27, 4.33) 1.98 (0.95, 4.10) 31.8 1.55 (0.98, 2.44) 1.19 (0.71, 1.98)
  Parent Incarcerated 18+YO 35.8 1.85 (1.23, 2.78) 1.74 (1.14, 2.66)
Multiple Partners
  No Incarcerated Parent 16.9 Ref Ref 21.9 Ref Ref
  Parent Incarcerated < 8YO 23.9 1.54 (1.04, 2.27) 1.97 (1.31, 2.96) 27.9 1.38 (0.99, 1.92) 1.17 (0.78, 1.76)
  Parent Incarcerated 8–17 YO 24.6 1.60 (1.02, 2.52) 1.59 (0.98, 2.59) 19.8 0.88 (0.51, 1.51) 0.84 (0.47, 1.52)
  Parent Incarcerated 18+YO 29.4 1.48 (1.07, 2.06) 1.42 (0.98, 2.04)
STI
  No Incarcerated Parent 0.9 Ref Ref 1.9 Ref Ref
  Parent Incarcerated < 8YO 0.9 0.98 (0.32, 3.08) 1.04 (0.23, 4.69) 3.7 1.97 (0.95, 4.10) 2.05 (0.94, 4.48)
  Parent Incarcerated 8–17 YO 1.1 1.27 (0.20, 7.88) Unable to converge 3.8 2.05 (0.92, 4.56) 2.00 (0.85, 4.71)
  Parent Incarcerated 18+YO 3.4 1.85 (0.68, 5.03) 2.03 (0.81, 5.11)
Black (n = 2501)
  Marijuana
  No Incarcerated Parent 22.0 Ref Ref 17.8 Ref Ref
  Parent Incarcerated < 8YO 42.6 2.63 (1.68, 4.11) 2.30 (1.26, 4.19) 36.8 2.69 (1.79, 4.04) 2.53 (1.62, 3.95)
  Parent Incarcerated 8–17 YO 28.9 1.44 (0.96, 2.17) 1.42 (0.93, 2.17) 24.6 1.50 (0.86, 2.63) 1.73 (0.83, 3.58)
  Parent Incarcerated 18+YO 21.2 1.24 (0.68, 2.28) 1.28 (0.69, 2.37)
Cocaine
  No Incarcerated Parent 1.5 Ref Ref 4.1 Ref Ref
  Parent Incarcerated < 8YO 2.6 1.83 (0.55, 6.09) 2.13 (0.58, 7.82) 13.2 3.57 (1.85, 6.87)* 4.41 (2.05, 9.48)*
  Parent Incarcerated 8–17 YO 0.8 0.57 (0.08, 3.82) 0.69 (0.09, 5.23) 6.5 1.62 (0.70, 3.72) 2.35 (0.90, 6.14)
  Parent Incarcerated 18+YO 2.6 0.63 (0.13, 2.94) 1.04 (0.18, 5.93)
Multiple Partners
  No Incarcerated Parent 28.9 Ref Ref 35.6 Ref Ref
  Parent Incarcerated < 8YO 36.6 1.41 (0.90, 2.23) 1.25 (0.70, 2.23) 40.0 1.21 (0.79, 1.85) 1.49 (0.90, 2.48)
  Parent Incarcerated 8–17 YO 23.1 0.74 (0.49, 1.12)* 0.96 (0.63, 1.47) 33.8 0.93 (0.56, 1.54) 0.99 (0.56, 1.76)
  Parent Incarcerated 18+YO 50.9 1.88 (1.24, 2.86) 1.81 (1.10, 2.96)
STI
  No Incarcerated Parent 4.3 Ref Ref 8.4 Ref Ref
  Parent Incarcerated < 8YO 10.1 2.53 (1.47, 4.34)* 2.75 (1.26, 6.03) 12.2 1.52 (0.86, 2.69) 1.22 (0.52, 2.85)
  Parent Incarcerated 8–17 YO 6.6 1.59 (0.85, 2.97) 1.15 (0.51, 2.56) 14.4 1.84 (1.06, 3.19) 0.98 (0.52, 1.85)*
  Parent Incarcerated 18+YO 15.1 1.95 (0.82, 4.67) 2.39 (1.00, 5.71)
Hispanic (n = 1867)
Marijuana
  No Incarcerated Parent 26.2 Ref Ref 18.1 Ref Ref
  Parent Incarcerated < 8YO 56.2 3.61 (2.13, 6.11)* 3.55 (1.93, 6.56) 26.9 1.66 (0.87, 3.17) 1.55 (0.78, 3.08)
  Parent Incarcerated 8–17 YO 38.0 1.73 (1.02, 2.95) 1.77 (0.94, 3.36) 17.9 0.99 (0.34, 2.87) 1.08 (0.35, 3.35)
  Parent Incarcerated 18+YO 34.2 2.34 (1.16, 4.75) 1.76 (0.79, 3.89)
Cocaine
  No Incarcerated Parent 3.3 Ref Ref 17.0 Ref Ref
  Parent Incarcerated < 8YO 10.8 3.57 (1.13, 11.23) 2.89 (0.44, 18.97) 32.2 2.32 (1.34, 4.00) 2.99 (1.46, 6.13)
  Parent Incarcerated 8–17 YO 7.3 2.34 (0.68, 8.03) 2.33 (0.62, 8.74) 25.5 1.67 (0.91, 3.07) 1.47 (0.81, 2.69)
  Parent Incarcerated 18+YO 22.3 1.41 (0.64, 3.11) 1.48 (0.57, 3.85)
Multiple Partners
  No Incarcerated Parent 15.5 Ref Ref 24.4 Ref Ref
  Parent Incarcerated < 8YO 26.5 1.96 (1.05, 3.68) 2.14 (0.97, 4.73) 40.9 2.14 (1.17, 3.92) 2.50 (1.24, 5.05)*
  Parent Incarcerated 8–17 YO 30.2 2.36 (1.30, 4.28) 2.32 (1.03, 5.22) 14.9 0.54 (0.24, 1.21) 0.46 (0.18, 1.19)
  Parent Incarcerated 18+YO 19.6 0.75 (0.29, 1.97) 0.56 (0.19, 1.66)*
STI
  No Incarcerated Parent 1.5 Ref Ref 2.3 Ref Ref
  Parent Incarcerated < 8YO 0.0 N/A Unable to converge 10.6 5.10 (1.81, 14.33)* 5.85 (1.81, 18.88)*
  Parent Incarcerated 8–17 YO 2.2 1.42 (0.21, 9.68) 1.24 (0.18, 8.85)* 10.5 5.05 (1.71, 14.89) 7.01 (2.10, 23.40)*
  Parent Incarcerated 18+YO 2.8 1.23 (0.21, 7.23) 1.68 (0.23, 12.34)
*

Parental incarceration by race interaction term p value < 0.15; suggests association between parental incarceration and outcome differs significantly from whites (referent population).

a

During adolescence, marijuana, cocaine, multiple partnerships, and STI are any reported history; during adulthood, marijuana, multiple partnerships and STI are during the past 12 months, and cocaine are any reported history.

b

Adjusted for age, gender, poverty in adolescence, parental binge drinking in adolescence, and witnessed violence in adolescence; analyses in the total sample additionally adjusted for race.

c

Adjusted for age race, gender, poverty in adolescence and young adulthood, parental binge drinking in adolescence, and witnessed violence in adolescence, and adulthood educational attainment; analyses in the total sample additionally adjusted for race.