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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Occup Environ Med. 2019 Jan;61(1):21–28. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001463

Table 2.

Association between any past year marijuana use and involuntary job loss, NESARC longitudinal (2001–2002/2003–2004) and cross-sectional (2012–2013) cohorts.

Use in wave 1 & job loss in wave 2 (n=21,932) Use and job loss in wave 3 (n=21,439)
Unadjusted
OR (95% CI)
Adjusted
OR (95% CI)
Unadjusted
OR (95% CI)
Adjusted
OR (95% CI)
Marijuana Use
 Any use 2.31 (2.11, 2.52) 1.27 (1.13, 1.41) 2.96 (2.54, 3.45) 1.50 (1.24, 1.81)
 No use Ref Ref Ref Ref
Conflict at work
 Yes 1.96 (1.84, 2.09) 1.55 (1.45, 1.66) 3.18 (2.75, 3.68) 2.72 (2.32, 3.19)
 No Ref Ref Ref Ref
Race
 Black 1.78 (1.66, 1.90) 1.44 (1.34, 1.55) 1.68 (1.46, 1.93) 1.42 (1.20, 1.67)
 Hispanic 1.38 (1.29, 1.48) 1.02 (0.93, 1.11) 1.15 (1.00, 1.33) 1.15 (0.96, 1.38)
 Other groups 1.14 (0.97, 1.34) 1.16 (0.97, 1.38) 1.05 (0.79, 1.38) 1.43 (1.04, 1.99)
 White Ref Ref Ref Ref
Gender
 Male 1.18 (1.09, 1.27) 1.19 (1.09, 1.30) 1.27 (1.11, 1.46) 1.16 (0.99, 1.37)
 Female Ref Ref Ref Ref
Age (continuous) 0.97 (0.97, 0.97) 0.98 (0.98, 0.98) 0.97 (0.97, 0.98) 0.99 (0.98, 0.99)
Education
 <HS 3.89 (3.53, 4.29) 2.02 (1.78, 2.28) 3.24 (2.51, 4.18) 1.49 (1.08, 2.05)
 HS/GED 2.54 (2.29, 2.83) 1.52 (1.36, 1.71) 2.86 (2.26, 3.63) 1.42 (1.09, 2.05)
 Some college 2.17 (2.00, 2.35) 1.40 (1.29, 1.53) 2.27 (1.81, 2.85) 1.30 (1.02, 1.66)
 College graduate 1.33 (1.22, 1.46) 1.12 (1.03, 1.23) 1.34 (1.03, 1.76) 1.13 (0.86, 1.48)
 College+ Ref Ref Ref Ref
Marital status
 Never married 1.91 (1.76, 2.07) 1.19 (1.09, 1.30) 2.20 (1.94, 2.49) 1.19 (1.03, 1.38)
 Widowed/divorced/separated 1.36 (1.23, 1.50) 1.17 (1.05, 1.31) 1.52 (1.30, 1.78) 1.23 (1.05, 1.45)
 Married/living with someone as if married Ref Ref Ref Ref
Household Income
 0–19,999 3.06 (2.81, 3.32) 1.69 (1.51, 1.89) 3.60 (2.96, 4.38) 2.07 (1.64, 2.61)
 20,000–34,999 2.53 (2.32, 2.76) 1.59 (1.42, 1.77) 2.31 (1.95, 2.73) 1.53 (1.28, 1.83)
 35,000–69,999 1.81 (1.66, 1.97) 1.37 (1.25, 1.50) 1.64 (1.39, 1.94) 1.26 (1.05, 1.51)
 ≥70,000 Ref Ref Ref Ref
Census region
 Midwest 1.29 (1.20, 1.39) 1.16 (1.08, 1.25) 0.89 (0.81, 1.11) 0.77 (0.61, 0.98)
 South 1.17 (1.10, 1.26) 1.01 (0.94, 1.08) 1.02 (0.82, 1.26) 0.91 (0.72, 1.14)
 West 1.18 (1.09, 1.27) 1.08 (1.00, 1.18) 0.90 (0.72, 1.13) 0.84 (0.66, 1.07)
 Northeast Ref Ref Ref Ref
General health
 Poor 2.49 (1.86, 3.33) 1.88 (1.36, 2.61) 2.76 (1.90, 4.02) 1.57 (1.03, 2.38)
 Fair 2.11 (1.87, 2.38) 1.55 (1.37, 1.76) 2.01 (1.63, 2.47) 1.29 (1.05, 1.59)
 Good 1.35 (1.22, 1.50) 1.11 (1.00, 1.24) 1.50 (1.28, 1.76) 1.17 (0.99, 1.39)
 Very good 1.16 (1.07, 1.26) 1.06 (0.98, 1.15) 1.11 (0.96, 1.28) 1.00 (0.86, 1.16)
 Excellent Ref Ref Ref Ref
Nativity
 Foreign-born 0.98 (0.92, 1.04) 0.93 (0.87, 1.00) 0.58 (0.51, 0.68) 0.63 (0.51, 0.77)
 US-born Ref Ref Ref Ref
Lifetime mental problems
Yes 1.42 (1.32, 1.53) 1.22 (1.13, 1.31) 1.66 (1.48, 1.87) 1.10 (0.96, 1.25)
No Ref Ref Ref Ref
Alcohol disorder
Yes 1.75 (1.55, 1.96) 0.95 (0.83, 1.09) 1.96 (1.72, 2.24) 1.34 (1.15, 1.56)
No Ref Ref Ref Ref
Other drug disorder
Yes 1.88 (1.62, 2.19) 1.03 (0.88, 1.22) 2.53 (2.03, 3.14) 1.29 (1.02, 1.64)
No Ref Ref Ref Ref
Family history of drug disorder
Yes 1.45 (1.36, 1.55) 1.17 (1.09, 1.26) 1.61 (1.42, 1.81) 1.15 (1.02, 1.30)
No Ref Ref Ref Ref
Government aid as child
Yes 1.86 (1.70, 2.02) 1.16 (1.09, 1.26) 1.96 (1.73, 2.23) 1.13 (0.96, 1.33)
No Ref Ref Ref Ref
Occupational class
 Blue-collar 1.98 (1.81, 2.16) 1.31 (1.19, 1.45) 2.22 (1.91, 2.59) 1.64 (1.39, 1.94)
 Service 1.52 (1.40, 1.65) 1.05 (0.96, 1.14) 1.67 (1.42, 1.97) 1.08 (0.90, 1.29)
 Other 1.37 (1.07, 1.76) 1.11 (0.85, 1.45) 1.71 (1.13, 2.60) 1.44 (0.94, 2.20)
 White collar Ref Ref Ref Ref