Table 2.
Logistic regression analyses of the most important type of support received from extended family members among African American and Black Caribbean adolescents.
| Independent Variables | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finances, Money | Advice, Moral Direction | School, Homework | Emotional Support, Caring, Comfort | When in Trouble, Having Problems | |
| OR (95% C.I.) | OR (95% C.I.) | OR (95% C.I.) | OR (95% C.I.) | OR (95% C.I.) | |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Black Caribbean | 1.59 (1.12, 2.28) * | 0.69 (0.40, 1.18) | 1.13 (0.45, 2.85) | 0.73 (0.26, 2.08) | 1.57 (1.02, 2.41) * |
| Age | 1.27 (1.10, 1.48) ** | 0.94 (0.81, 1.09) | 0.80 (0.71, 0.91) ** | 1.08 (0.90, 1.29) | 1.05 (0.89, 1.24) |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 1.32 (0.87, 2.00) | 0.72 (0.51, 1.02) | 0.89 (0.56, 1.40) | 0.91 (0.56, 1.47) | 1.14 (0.72, 1.81) |
| Household Income | 0.94 (0.90, 0.99) * | 1.02 (1.00, 1.04) * | 1.00 (0.99, 1.01) | 1.02 (1.00, 1.04) | 0.98 (0.95, 1.02) |
| F | 6.04 *** | 2.62 | 3.20 * | 1.17 | 2.06 |
| Df | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| N | 1115 | 1115 | 1115 | 1115 | 1115 |
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001; OR = Odds Ratio; CI = Confidence Interval.