Table 2

Depressive symptoms and sense of control regressed on neighbourhood poverty histories, the Geographic Research on Well-being (GROW) Study (n=2726), weighted estimates†‡

Depressive symptomsSense of control
Model 1Model 2Model 3Model 1Model 2Model 3
OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)b (SE)b (SE)b (SE)
Neighbourhood poverty history
Long-term low poverty (reference)1.01.01.0
Long-term moderate poverty1.1 (0.8 to 1.6)1.0 (0.7 to 1.4)0.6 (0.2 to 2.4)−0.55 (0.07)*−0.17 (0.07)*−0.20 (0.27)
Long-term high poverty0.9 (0.6 to 1.3)0.7 (0.5 to 1.1)1.0 (0.2 to 3.7)−0.88 (0.10)*−0.29 (0.10)*−1.25 (0.36)*
Increasing poverty1.1 (0.8 to 1.6)0.9 (0.7 to 1.3)1.0 (0.3 to 3.4)−0.64 (0.07)*−0.21 (0.06)*−1.09 (0.28)*
Decreasing poverty0.5 (0.3 to 0.8)*0.5 (0.3 to 0.8)*0.1 (0.0 to 0.6)*0.12 (0.05)*0.19 (0.04)*0.21 (0.23)
Duration of residence0.9 (0.8 to 1.0)0.9 (0.7 to 1.1)0.22 (0.03)*0.11 (0.03)*
Duration of residence×long-term moderate poverty1.1 (0.8 to 1.6)0.01 (0.07)
Duration of residence×long-term high poverty0.9 (0.7 to 1.3)0.24 (0.09)*
Duration of residence×increasing poverty1.0 (0.7 to 1.4)0.22 (0.07)*
Duration of residence×decreasing poverty1.7 (1.0 to 3.0)−0.01 (0.05)
Intercept24.66 (0.20)*25.07 (0.24)*25.50 (0.25)*
  • *p<0.05.

  • †Depressive symptoms estimated using logistic regression. Sense of control estimated using linear regression.

  • ‡Model 1 adjusts for age, race/ethnicity, marital status, number of children in the household. Models 2 and 3 also adjust for educational attainment and household income.