Table 3.
Adjusted models examining participant characteristics in relation to agreement with statements about “bath salts” (N = 933).
| Bath salts have turned users into cannibals | Bath salts are sometimes found in Molly | Bath salts are more harmful than MDMA | I might have unknowingly used bath salts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APR | (95% Cl) | APR | (95% Cl) | APR | (95% Cl) | APR | (95% Cl) | |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Female | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Male | 0.95 | (0.71, 1.27) | 1.10 | (0.85, 1.42) | 1.25 | (0.96, 1.63) | 1.56 | (0.96, 2.53) |
| Age | ||||||||
| 25–40 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| 18–24 | 1.55** | (1.19, 2.03) | 1.71** | (1.23, 2.39) | 1.40* | (1.02, 1.92) | 1.89** | (1.29, 2.77) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||
| White | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Black | 1.34 | (0.78, 2.29) | 0.71 | (0.35, 1.47) | 1.02 | (0.62, 1.67) | 0.51 | (0.15, 1.72) |
| Hispanic | 1.43 | (0.96, 2.13) | 0.80 | (0.58, 1.10) | 1.20 | (0.96, 1.51) | 0.72 | (0.45, 1.16) |
| Asian | 0.65 | (0.39, 1.06) | 0.54 | (0.29, 1.01) | 0.61* | (0.41, 0.92) | 0.41 | (0.12, 1.43) |
| Other/Mixed | 1.16 | (0.55, 2.44) | 0.62 | (0.26, 1.50) | 1.08 | (0.68, 1.70) | 0.76 | (0.25, 2.31) |
| Weekly Income | ||||||||
| ≥$500 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| <S500 | 0.63*** | (0.50, 0.79) | 0.86 | (0.62, 1.20) | 0.95 | (0.77, 1.17) | 0.76 | (0.44, 1.30) |
| Education | ||||||||
| < College Degree | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| College Degree | 0.97 | (0.72, 1.31) | 0.97 | (0.76, 1.25) | 1.23 | (0.96, 1.58) | 1.02 | (0.54, 1.93) |
| Sexual Orientation | ||||||||
| Heterosexual | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Non-Heterosexual | 0.98 | (0.67, 1.41) | 0.63* | (0.42, 0.95) | 0.97 | (0.76, 1.24) | 0.83 | (0.43, 1.58) |
| Lifetime Drug Use | ||||||||
| Ecstasy | 1.49* | (1.09, 2.03) | 1.29 | (0.94, 1.78) | 1.46* | (1.10, 1.93) | 1.86 | (0.97, 3.57) |
| Powder Cocaine | 0.96 | (0.67, 1.39) | 1.12 | (0.76, 1.65) | 0.98 | (0.72, 1.32) | 1.82* | (1.08, 3.05) |
| Amphetamine | 1.07 | (0.72, 1.59) | 1.05 | (0.69, 1.60) | 1.52** | (1.18, 1.95) | 1.07 | (0.68, 1.69) |
| Opioids | 1.02 | (0.71, 1.45) | 1.42 | (0.99, 2.04) | 1.18 | (0.95, 1.47) | 1.04 | (0.68, 1.57) |
| Bath Salts | 0.32* | (0.12, 0.84) | 1.40 | (0.91, 2.16) | 0.57** | (0.38, 0.84) | 2.63*** | (1.73, 4.01) |
Note. Amphetamine and opioid use refer to nonmedical use. APR = adjusted prevalence ratio, CI = confidence interval.
*p < .05;
**p < .01;
***p < .001.