Estimated odds ratios (95% CI) to index the strength of associations between neighbourhood disadvantage and being approached by someone selling drugs, NHSDA 1998
| Overall | Female | Male | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | aOR* (95% CI) | p Value | % | aOR† (95% CI) | p Value | % | aOR† (95% CI) | p Value | |
| Least disadvantaged | 4.2 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 1.0 | |||
| Quartile 2 | 6.1 | 1.3 (1.0 to 1.6) | 0.02 | 3.9 | 1.3 (1.0 to 1.9) | 0.07 | 8.3 | 1.3 (1.0 to 1.7) | 0.07 |
| Quartile 3 | 7.4 | 1.5 (1.2 to 1.9) | <.001 | 4.4 | 1.5 (1.0 to 2.0) | 0.03 | 10.5 | 1.5 (1.1 to 2.1) | 0.01 |
| Most disadvantaged | 10.3 | 2.2 (1.7 to 2.7) | <.001 | 8.1 | 2.9 (2.0 to 4.4) | <0.001 | 13.1 | 1.8 (1.3 to 2.4) | <0.001 |
| No illegal drug use in past year | Illegal drug use in past year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | aOR* (95% CI) | p Value | % | aOR* (95% CI) | p Value | ||||
| aOR, adjusted odds ratio; *with multiple logistic regression adjustment for covariates: being male, race, and age; †with multiple logistic regression adjustment for covariates: race and age. | |||||||||
| Least disadvantaged | 2.2 | 1.0 | 25.6 | 1.0 | |||||
| Quartile 2 | 3.5 | 1.4 (1.0 to 1.9) | 0.06 | 27.7 | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.4) | 0.68 | |||
| Quartile 3 | 4.3 | 1.4 (1.1 to 2.0) | 0.02 | 27.8 | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.5) | 0.57 | |||
| Most disadvantaged | 6.0 | 1.9 (1.4 to 2.6) | <0.001 | 36.7 | 1.8 (1.2 to 2.7) | 0.002 | |||