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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Feb 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc. 2019 May 25;74:33–44. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2019.05.004

Table 3.

Hierarchical logistic regression analysis for variables predicting homeless and incarceration at age 19

Predictors Homeless Incarceration

OR 95% CI OR 95% CI

Race/ethnicity (ref: White)
  African American 1.41*** 1.15– 1.72 1.75** 1.19–2.57
  Latino/a 1.17 0.81– 1.69 1.38** 1.08–1.76
  Other Race 0.99 0.66– 1.46 1.51 0.96–2.34
Female (ref: male) 1.08 0.90– 1.29 0.45*** 0.36–0.57
Ever homeless 1.81*** 1.40– 2.32 0.98 0.75–1.28
Ever had substance abuse referral 1.69*** 1.31– 2.18 1.88*** 1.53–2.31
Ever had juvenile justice involvement 1.44* 1.05– 1.99 3.77*** 3.03–4.69
Connection to adult 0.68* 0.47– 0.98 1.00 0.67–1.50
Reason for removal (ref: child mal.)
  Caregiver substance abuse 1.07 0.79– 1.44 1.18 0.90–1.53
  Child behavior problem 1.44*** 1.17– 1.78 1.46* 0.99–2.15
  Other reason 1.36*** 1.15– 1.59 1.01 0.80–1.27
Number of placement changes 1.15 0.98– 1.35 1.16 0.97–1.38
Prior foster care episode 1.23 0.99– 1.53 0.82* 0.67– 1.00
Current placement setting (ref: nonrelative foster home)
  Relative foster home 1.05 0.67– 1.62 1.04 0.69–1.56
  Group home or institution 1.28 0.98–1.68 2.41*** 1.92–3.03
  Runaway 3.87*** 2.51–5.98 2.88*** 1.83–4.52
  Temporary home visit 0.77 0.48–1.24 1.78 0.87–3.68
Remained in foster care at age 19 0.36*** 0.28–0.46 0.58*** 0.45–0.73
  Number of wellbeing services (0–4) 1.03 0.99–1.07 0.97 0.93–1.02
  Number of financial services (0–11) 0.98 0.82–1.17 0.92 0.78–1.09
State-level Covariates B (SE) B (SE)
CFCIP mean spending on housing supports −0.43*** 0.12 −0.99*** 0.17
Percentage of housing burdened renters −0.97*** 0.07 0.04 0.88

Table note:

*

p<.05

**

p<.01 p<.001