Multivariable-adjusted factors associated with experiencing lifetime homeless among male adults by race/ethnicity using a backward stepwise approach
| Experiencing homelessness among non-Hispanic white adults | Experiencing homelessness among non-Hispanic black adults | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parenthesis indicates a reference group | AOR | 95% CI | P value | AOR | 95% CI | P value |
| Age | 1.00 | 0.99 to 1.01 | 0.803 | 1.02 | 1.00 to 1.03 | 0.014 |
| Marital status (married) | ||||||
| Never married | 1.26 | 0.88 to 1.81 | 0.206 | 1.81 | 1.05 to 3.09 | 0.032 |
| Other | 1.58 | 1.25 to 1.99 | <0.001 | 1.58 | 0.93 to 2.68 | 0.090 |
| Income (<US$20 000) | ||||||
| ≥US$20 000 and <US$40 000 | 0.63 | 0.48 to 0.83 | 0.001 | 0.62 | 0.43 to 0.89 | 0.009 |
| ≥US$40 000 | 0.41 | 0.31 to 0.55 | <0.001 | 0.41 | 0.26 to 0.65 | <0.001 |
| Uninsured (insured) | 1.38 | 1.05 to 1.80 | 0.019 | 1.77 | 1.28 to 2.45 | 0.001 |
| Antisocial personality disorder (no) | 3.50 | 2.65 to 4.63 | <0.001 | 3.54 | 2.30 to 5.44 | <0.001 |
| Borderline personality disorder (no) | 1.60 | 1.17 to 2.18 | 0.003 | 2.26 | 1.43 to 3.56 | 0.001 |
| Any drug use disorder (no) | 1.58 | 1.09 to 2.29 | 0.016 | 1.35 | 0.81 to 2.24 | 0.246 |
| Pain (never, a little or moderate) | 1.81 | 1.35 to 2.44 | <0.001 | 1.40 | 0.82 to 2.38 | 0.215 |
| Any traumatic event (no) | 1.96 | 1.51 to 2.54 | <0.001 | 1.16 | 0.75 to 1.79 | 0.504 |
| Lifetime incarceration history (no) | 2.52 | 1.93 to 3.30 | <0.001 | 2.95 | 2.12 to 4.11 | <0.001 |
| Lifetime suicide attempt (no) | 2.03 | 1.41 to 2.93 | <0.001 | 1.77 | 0.75 to 4.19 | 0.189 |
| Parental history | ||||||
| Alcohol problems (no) | 1.41 | 1.06 to 1.87 | 0.019 | 1.32 | 0.88 to 2.00 | 0.180 |
| Drug use problems (no) | 1.60 | 1.09 to 2.34 | 0.016 | 2.12 | 1.16 to 3.88 | 0.015 |
Data were from National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III.
AOR, adjusted OR.