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Table 4 Results of multinomial main effects logistic regression model showing the influence of demographic factors on housing status

From: Access to housing subsidies, housing status, drug use and HIV risk among low-income U.S. urban residents

Parametera

Housing categoryb

Coefficient Estimate

DF

Wald ChiSqc

Pr > ChiSq

Level comparison

Odds Ratio

Lower 95%CI

Upper

95%CI

Interceptb

         

With sex partner/friend or SRO

2

-0.368

1

0.11

0.739

    

With family or in own home/apt

3

1.821

1

3.97

0.046

    

In supportive housing program

4

1.274

1

1.24

0.266

    

Female

  

3

11.25

0.011

    
 

2

0.714

1

8.85

0.003

Female vs Male

4.17

1.63

10.68

 

3

0.465

1

4.86

0.028

 

2.54

1.11

5.80

 

4

0.121

1

0.22

0.643

 

1.27

0.46

3.54

Black

  

3

12.99

0.005

    
 

2

0.596

1

4.89

0.027

Black vs No

3.29

1.15

9.45

 

3

0.852

1

12.46

0.000

 

5.50

2.13

14.15

 

4

0.377

1

1.79

0.181

 

2.13

0.71

6.41

Latino

  

3

25.68

<.0001

    
 

2

0.708

1

6.57

0.010

Latino vs No

4.12

1.40

12.15

 

3

1.219

1

24.85

<.0001

 

11.46

4.39

29.88

 

4

0.428

1

2.01

0.157

 

2.35

0.72

7.70

Education (highest completed)d

  

3

0.29

0.962

    
 

2

0.110

1

0.14

0.709

 

1.12

0.63

1.99

 

3

-0.019

1

0.01

0.940

 

0.98

0.60

1.61

 

4

0.001

1

0.00

0.997

 

1.00

0.54

1.85

Income ($100s)

  

3

18.79

0.000

    
 

2

0.136

1

6.60

0.010

 

1.15

1.03

1.27

 

3

0.182

1

14.56

0.000

 

1.20

1.09

1.32

 

4

0.025

1

0.14

0.708

 

1.03

0.90

1.17

Diagnosis of mental illness

  

3

4.56

0.207

    
 

2

-0.363

1

3.19

0.074

Diagnosis vs No

0.48

0.22

1.07

 

3

-0.146

1

0.75

0.388

 

0.75

0.39

1.45

 

4

0.052

1

0.06

0.807

 

1.11

0.48

2.58

Told by doctor have HIV/AIDS

  

3

18.61

0.000

    
 

2

0.373

1

1.49

0.223

HIV/AIDS vs No

2.11

0.64

7.00

 

3

0.699

1

6.90

0.009

 

4.05

1.43

11.48

 

4

1.158

1

15.30

<.0001

 

10.13

3.17

32.31

Ever convicted of crime

  

3

1.46

0.691

    
 

2

-0.069

1

0.01

0.937

Convicted vs No

0.87

0.03

25.95

 

3

0.553

1

0.61

0.437

 

3.02

0.19

49.05

 

4

0.768

1

0.74

0.390

 

4.65

0.14

154.43

Longest sentence in prisond

  

3

2.35

0.503

    
 

2

0.101

1

0.05

0.826

 

1.11

0.45

2.73

 

3

-0.372

1

0.96

0.327

 

0.69

0.33

1.45

 

4

-0.435

1

0.83

0.363

 

0.65

0.25

1.65

Recent drug user

  

3

15.82

0.001

    
 

2

-0.354

1

2.68

0.102

Drug user vs No

0.49

0.21

1.15

 

3

-0.376

1

3.94

0.047

 

0.47

0.23

0.99

 

4

-0.892

1

15.53

<.0001

 

0.17

0.07

0.41

  1. a Reference category: Female, Black, Latino, Mental illness, Told have HIV/AIDS, Convicted of crime and Recent drug user (no = 0);
  2. b Housing status: On street, in shelter or in hotel/YMCA (reference = 1); Double-up with sex partner or acquaintance or rent single room (2); Double-up with family or living in own apartment/home (3); and In supportive housing program (4).
  3. c Tests of significance for housing status category, individually (DF = 1) and simultaneously (DF = 3), compared with the reference category (On street, in shelter or in hotel).
  4. Education: Less than HS diploma (1), HS diploma or GED (2), More than HS (3); Longest sentence served in prison: None (0), One to six days (1), One week or more but less than a month (2), One month or more but less than a year (3), One year or more (4).
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