Table 3.
Odds ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) from logit models predicting any alcohol abuse (based on the CIDI-SF), pooled data from MIDUS Waves M1 (1995–96) and R1 (2011–14), N=5632
| (1) | (2a) | (2b) | (3) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Male | 2.11 | 1.83–2.44 | 1.94 | 1.65–2.27 | 2.13 | 1.84–2.46 | 1.93 | 1.65–2.26 |
| Age - 40 | 0.96 | 0.95–0.96 | 0.96 | 0.95–0.96 | 0.96 | 0.95–0.96 | 0.96 | 0.95–0.96 |
| Period 2011–14 × Age <50 | 1.03 | 0.85–1.24 | 1.10 | 0.90–1.33 | 1.02 | 0.84–1.23 | 1.10 | 0.91–1.34 |
| Period 2011–14 × Age 50+ | 1.63 | 1.30–2.03 | 1.70 | 1.35–2.14 | 1.57 | 1.26–1.96 | 1.66 | 1.32–2.09 |
| (Non-Latino white) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Non-Latino black | 0.68 | 0.49–0.95 | 0.72 | 0.51–1.01 | 0.66 | 0.47–0.92 | 0.71 | 0.50–1.01 |
| Non-Latino other race | 1.15 | 0.82–1.63 | 1.17 | 0.83–1.65 | 1.17 | 0.83–1.65 | 1.22 | 0.86–1.73 |
| Latino | 0.80 | 0.60–1.06 | 0.82 | 0.62–1.09 | 0.79 | 0.59–1.04 | 0.83 | 0.63–1.10 |
| Married or living with a partner | 0.76 | 0.65–0.90 | 0.73 | 0.61–0.87 | 0.79 | 0.67–0.93 | 0.73 | 0.62–0.87 |
| (H.S. graduate or less) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Some college | 1.30 | 1.08–1.55 | 1.21 | 1.01–1.46 | 1.29 | 1.07–1.55 | 1.20 | 0.99–1.44 |
| B.A./B.S. or higher | 1.40 | 1.18–1.67 | 1.23 | 1.02–1.47 | 1.45 | 1.21–1.73 | 1.24 | 1.03–1.50 |
| Household incomea | -- | -- | 1.10 | 1.03–1.18 | -- | -- | 1.13 | 1.05–1.22 |
| No assets or a deficit | -- | -- | 0.81 | 0.68–0.97 | -- | -- | 0.74 | 0.62–0.89 |
| Net assetsa | -- | -- | 1.02 | 0.94–1.10 | -- | -- | 1.04 | 0.97–1.13 |
| Covered by health insurance | -- | -- | 0.86 | 0.68–1.09 | -- | -- | 0.93 | 0.73–1.17 |
| Current employment status | ||||||||
| (Working) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Unemployed | -- | -- | 0.97 | 0.71–1.33 | -- | -- | 0.85 | 0.61–1.17 |
| Homemaker/never employed | -- | -- | 0.60 | 0.42–0.86 | -- | -- | 0.59 | 0.41–0.85 |
| Retired | -- | -- | 0.84 | 0.64–1.10 | -- | -- | 0.86 | 0.66–1.14 |
| Other | -- | -- | 1.00 | 0.67–1.50 | -- | -- | 0.86 | 0.57–1.29 |
| Maximum unemployment spell | ||||||||
| (Never)b | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| <6 months | -- | -- | 1.00 | 0.82–1.23 | -- | -- | 0.99 | 0.81–1.21 |
| 6 months to <2 years | -- | -- | 1.19 | 0.97–1.46 | -- | -- | 1.15 | 0.93–1.41 |
| 2+ years | -- | -- | 0.96 | 0.77–1.20 | -- | -- | 0.93 | 0.75–1.16 |
| Index of current financial strainc | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.07 | 0.98–1.17 | 1.17 | 1.06–1.29 |
| Intergenerational financial disadvantagec | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.03 | 0.94–1.11 | 1.04 | 0.96–1.13 |
| Current work uncertaintyc | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.09 | 0.98–1.21 | 1.09 | 0.98–1.21 |
| Future work uncertaintyc | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.91 | 0.82–1.01 | 0.91 | 0.82–1.02 |
| log Ld | −3062.9 | −3040.8 | −3056.4 | −3027.3 | ||||
| Pseudo R2 | 0.074 | 0.081 | 0.076 | 0.085 | ||||
| BIC | 6229.5 | 6288.8 | 6250.9 | 6296.4 | ||||
| AUC | 0.681 | 0.686 | 0.682 | 0.688 |
a
Expressed in thousands of 1995 dollars and standardized based on (weighted) pooled distribution.
b
Includes those never employed for six or more months.
c
Standardized based on the (weighted) pooled distribution.
d
Mean log L across five multiply-imputed datasets.