Table 6.
Multinomial Logit Estimation for “Not a Real Medical Illness” Stigma Response to Prescription Drug Abuse (“Don’t Know” Versus Base of “Neither Agree nor Disagree”)
| Respondent Variables | Sig. | Exp (B) |
|---|---|---|
| Own Prescription Drug Abuse | 0.158 | 0.007 |
| Friend/family Prescription Drug Abuse | 0.134 | 8.047 |
| Male | 0.462 | 0.533 |
| White | 0.558 | 1.952 |
| ID: Prescription Drug Abuse | 0.003 | 0.019 |
| [Age base = 35–54] | ||
| Age 18–34 | 0.003 | 0.005 |
| Age 55+ | 0.851 | 0.797 |
| [Respondent Income: base = $50–75)] | ||
| $25 K or less | 0.518 | 2.262 |
| $25-50 K | 0.252 | 3.637 |
| $75-100 K | 0.044 | 0.004 |
| $100 K+ | 0.074 | 0.023 |
| [Respondent Education: base = HS or less] | ||
| Some college | 0.404 | 0.302 |
| College degree | 0.613 | 0.512 |
| More than College | 0.041 | 0.008 |
| [Sufferer in Vignette: base = Michael] | ||
| Michelle | 0.397 | 2.344 |
| Regional Level Variables | ||
| Northeast | 0.88 | 0.787 |
| Midwest | 0.007 | 322.140 |
| West | 0.004 | 3911.298 |
| County Level Variables | Sig. | Exp(B) |
| Rural | 0.705 | 1.986 |
| Unemployment | 0.047 | 0.500 |
| Association Rate | 0.217 | 0.181 |
| Percent fair or poor health | 0.088 | 1.830 |
| Percent access to exercise | 0.087 | 1.093 |
| Percent uninsured | 0.245 | 1.174 |
| Percent frequent physical distress | 0.022 | 0.044 |
| Percent frequent mental distress | 0.078 | 4.675 |
| Percent lack of sleep | 0.241 | 1.207 |
| Percent physically inactive | 0.004 | 1.979 |
| [County Quartile Mental Health Providers Per Capita: base = lowest] | ||
| 2nd Quartile | 0.023 | 0.023 |
| 3rd Quartile | 0.471 | 3.011 |
| 4th Quartile | 0.064 | 0.029 |
| Percent excessive drinking | 0.711 | 0.906 |
| Percent alcohol driving deaths | 0.216 | 0.933 |
| Violent crime rate | 0.549 | 0.998 |
| Percent child poverty | 0.409 | 1.136 |
| Legalized Marijuana State Law | 0.198 | 7.776 |
| Constant | 0.126 | 5.37e-08 |
| Number of observations | 127 | |
| Cox & Snell R-squared | 0.484 | |
| Nagelkerke R-squared | 0.700 | |