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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Feb 20.
Published in final edited form as: J Couns Psychol. 2011 Jan;58(1):27–41. doi: 10.1037/a0021356

Table 4.

Health Risk Behavior Subscales by U.S. and Heritage Orientations

Racial/ethnic group Risk behavior subscale U.S. orientation IRR [95% CI] Heritage orientation IRR [95% CI]
 White Illicit Drug Use 0.84 [0.40, 1.77] 0.66 [0.41, 1.05]
Unsafe Sexual Behavior 0.99 [0.83, 1.17] 0.90 [0.76, 1.06]
Impaired Driving 1.05 [0.90, 1.22] 0.79*** [0.70, 0.89]
 Black Illicit Drug Use 0.55* [0.34, 0.87] 1.38 [0.73, 2.61]
Unsafe Sexual Behavior 0.87 [0.74, 1.02] 1.18 [0.93, 1.50]
Impaired Driving 1.05 [0.87, 1.26] 0.79** [0.68, 0.91]
 Hispanic Illicit Drug Use 0.81 [0.63, 1.03] 0.85* [0.73, 0.99]
Unsafe Sexual Behavior 1.02 [0.92, 1.15] 0.96* [0.91, 0.99]
Impaired Driving 0.97 [0.90, 1.04] 0.96 [0.91, 1.02]
 East Asian Illicit Drug Use 1.25 [0.97, 1.60] 0.84* [0.72, 0.99]
Unsafe Sexual Behavior 1.19* [1.01, 1.41] 0.98 [0.89, 1.07]
Impaired Driving 1.03 [0.87, 1.21] 0.94 [0.84, 1.05]
 South Asian Illicit Drug Use 0.85 [0.66, 1.08] 1.06 [0.80, 1.40]
Unsafe Sexual Behavior 1.11 [0.91, 1.35] 0.94 [0.67, 1.32]
Impaired Driving 1.15 [0.91, 1.46] 0.83 [0.61, 1.14]

Note. Significant findings are displayed in bold for ease of presentation. IRR = incidence rate ratio.

*

p < .05.

**

p < .01.

***

p < .001.