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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Feb 26;221:108659. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108659

Table 2.

Relation between LGBTQ Equity Laws, Bias-Based Bullying, and Substance Use

Bias-Based Bullying Recent Alcohol Use Recent Binge Drinking Recent Cigarette Use
OR CI β CI β CI β CI
Equity Score
 3 0.709 0.624, 0.805 0.057 −0.080, 0.193 0.302 0.100, 0.504 −0.166 −0.416, 0.084
 2 0.744 0.654, 0.846 0.134 −0.001, 0.262 0.343 0.143, 0.543 −0.103 −0.348, 0.141
 1 0.915 0.782, 1.071 0.098 −0.066, 0.262 −0.049 −0.315, 0.218 0.016 −0.270, 0.306
 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
 −1 1.073 0.942, 1.222 −0.025 −0.164, 0.113 0.154 −0.056, 0.363 0.072 −0.162, 0.306
Non-Discrimination 0.739 0.675, 0.809 0.122 0.026, 0.219 0.298 0.156, 0.440 −0.145 −0.319, 0.029
Anti-Bullying 0.738 0.675, 0.806 0.041 −0.053, 0.136 0.143 0.002, 0.284 −0.188 −0.357, −0.019
Conversion Therapy 0.760 0.682, 0.847 0.013 −0.105, 0.130 0.160 −0.010, 0.330 −0.123 −0.339, 0.093
Anti-LGBT in Schools 1.263 1.129, 1.413 −0.127 −0.247, −0.006 −0.065 −0.245, 0.115 0.074 −0.132, 0.279

Notes: adjusted for using age, gender identity, sexual orientation, and race/ethnicity demographics. Models for alcohol use, binge drinking, and cigarette use are also adjusted for by bullying. Reference for equity score is 0, Reference for individual laws is the absence of a law. Significance (p<0.05) is noted by bolding.