Table 5.

Logistic regression for latent class membership of depressive symptoms over adulthood: Americans’ changing lives study 1986–2011

	Latent Class 2a (Persistently Depressed)
	Coefficient	OR (95% CI)
Female b	.59*	1.81 (1.47, 2.24)
Non-white Race/Ethnicity c	.38*	1.46 (1.17, 1.83)
Less than High School d	1.35*	3.86 (2.58, 5.77)
High School d	.47*	1.60 (1.13, 2.25)
Income less than $10,000 e	1.36*	3.89 (2.83, 5.35)
Income $10K-$30K e	.50*	1.64 (1.26, 2.14)
Birth Cohort 1916 or earlier f	-.21	0.81 (0.51, 1.33)
Birth Cohort 1917–1931f	-.19	0.83 (0.53, 1.29)
Birth Cohort 1932–1946f	.47**	1.60 (1.66, 2.20)

OR = adjusted odds ratio CI = confidence interval * p < .01.

^aLatent Class 1 (U-shaped depression) is the reference class.

^bReference group is Male

^cReference group is White.

^dReference group is College degree or higher

^eReference group is annual income >$30K.

^fReference group is birth cohort 1947–1961.