Table 2 Association of Sexual Orientation with Current Smoking and Heavy Drinking After Adjusting for Demographic Characteristics1
Characteristic | Women | Men | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Current Smoker Adj. OR (95% CI) | Heavy Drinker Adj. OR (95% CI) | Current Smoker Adj. OR (95% CI) | Heavy Drinker Adj. OR (95% CI) | |
Sexual Orientation | ||||
Heterosexual | (ref gp) | (ref gp) | (ref gp) | (ref gp) |
Lesbian/Gay | 1.60 (1.02–2.51) | 2.14 (1.08–4.23) | 2.40 (1.75–3.30) | 1.54 (0.96–2.45) |
Race/Ethnicity | ||||
White nonHispanic | (ref gp) | (ref gp) | (ref gp) | (ref gp) |
African-American/Black | 1.23 (0.99–1.52) | 0.55 (0.34–0.89) | 0.93 (0.91–1.02) | 0.82 (0.51–1.31) |
Latino(a) | 0.48 (0.38–0.60) | 0.66 (0.48–0.89) | 0.64 (0.50–0.81) | 1.70 (1.30–2.22) |
Asian | 0.45 (0.35–0.56) | 0.41 (0.26–0.63) | 0.98 (0.80–1.20) | 0.54 (0.38–0.77) |
Pacific Islander | 0.81 (0.32–2.07) | 0.30 (0.04–2.26) | 3.26 (1.61–6.60) | 2.28 (0.98–5.33) |
Other | 1.11 (0.81–1.52) | 0.92 (0.49–1.71) | 1.33 (0.96–1.84) | 0.94 (0.57–1.57) |
Educational Attainment | ||||
< 12 years | 1.22 (0.89–1.52) | 1.50 (0.86–2.64) | 1.46 (1.09–1.96) | 0.86 (0.57–1.32) |
High School Graduate | (ref gp) | (ref gp) | (ref gp) | (ref gp) |
Some College | 0.73 (0.62–0.86) | 0.77 (0.56–1.04) | 0.73 (0.61–0.87) | 0.67 (0.52–0.87) |
4-Yr College Graduate | 0.25 (0.21–0.31) | 0.41 (0.29–0.57) | 0.26 (0.21–0.32) | 0.38 (0.28–0.50) |