Table 2

The relationship between neighbourhood and individual characteristics with depression among adolescents participating in the 2008 BYS

Model 1Model 2Model 3
β95% CIβ95% CIβ95% CI
Intercept−0.37(−0.65 to −0.09)−0.39(−0.66 to −0.11)−0.19(−0.50 to 0.12)
Neighbourhood characteristics
Economic deprivation (ref: low)
 Moderate−0.13(−0.27 to 0.01)−0.13(−0.27 to 0.01)−0.13(−0.27 to 0.00)
 High−0.18(−0.32 to −0.04)−0.18(−0.33 to −0.03)−0.19(−0.34 to −0.05)
Danger (ref: low)
 Moderate0.18(0.04 to 0.32)0.18(0.04 to 0.32)0.15(0.01 to 0.30)
 High−0.03(−0.14 to 0.09)−0.03(−0.14 to 0.08)−0.05(−0.17 to 0.06)
Disorder (ref: low)
 Moderate−0.04(−0.16 to 0.09)−0.03(−0.16 to 0.10)−0.03(−0.16 to 0.10)
 High−0.09(−0.28 to 0.11)−0.08(−0.28 to 0.12)−0.08(−0.28 to 0.12)
Proportion black (ref: low)
 Moderate0.05(−0.05 to 0.14)0.05(−0.05 to 0.14)0.04(−0.06 to 0.13)
 High0.15(0.01 to 0.29)0.15(0.01 to 0.28)0.14(0.00 to 0.27)
Social cohesion (ref: low)
 Moderate0.12(−0.02 to 0.26)0.12(−0.02 to 0.26)0.13(0.00 to 0.26)
 High−0.06(−0.24 to 0.12)−0.06(−0.23 to 0.12)−0.03(−0.20 to 0.13)
Individual-level characteristics
Sex
 Male
 Female0.38(0.28 to 0.47)0.39(0.30 to 0.48)0.39(0.30 to 0.47)
Gini (Z-transformed)−0.03(−0.11 to 0.05)−0.03(−0.11 to 0.05)
Female×Gini0.11(0.02 to 0.20)0.11(0.01 to 0.20)
Race
 White (ref)
 Black0.04(−0.14 to 0.21)0.04(−0.13 to 0.22)0.01(−0.19 to 0.20)
 Asian0.05(−0.21 to 0.32)0.05(−0.21 to 0.32)0.04(−0.23 to 0.31)
 Hispanic0.05(−0.12 to 0.22)0.06(−0.11 to 0.23)0.01(−0.17 to 0.19)
 Other0.19(−0.09 to 0.47)0.20(−0.08 to 0.48)0.16(−0.13 to 0.45)
Nativity
 US born (ref)
 Foreign born (≤ 4 years)−0.07(−0.24 to 0.11)0.02(−0.08 to 0.11)0.01(−0.09 to 0.11
 Foreign born (> 4 years)0.01(−0.08 to 0.11)−0.06(−0.24 to 0.13)−0.08(−0.25 to 0.10)
Age (years)
 14
 150.08(−0.08 to 0.24)0.08(−0.09 to 0.24)0.07(−0.10 to 0.24)
 160.16(−0.01 to 0.34)0.16(−0.02 to 0.34)0.17(−0.01 to 0.34)
 170.10(−0.05 to 0.25)0.10(−0.06 to 0.25)0.10(−0.05 to 0.26)
 180.22(0.04 to 0.39)0.21(0.03 to 0.39)0.21(0.03 to 0.39)
 190.28(−0.13 to 0.70)0.28(−0.14 to 0.69)0.25(−0.15 to 0.66)
Social cohesion
 Low (ref)
 Moderate−0.16(−0.28 to −0.05)
 High−0.26(−0.40 to −0.13)