Table 2 The Relationship between Parental Education in Adolescence and Substance Use in Early Adulthood. (n = 9872)

Parents' Education

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Highest educated resident parent less than high school

0.631

(0.490-0.812)***

0.737

(0.566-0.961)*

0.851

(0.446-1.622)

0.384

(0.147-1.007)†

0.443

(0.241-0.817)**

...High school

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...Some college

1.204

(1.000-1.449)†

1.187

(1.016-1.387)*

1.294

(0.870-1.925)

0.914

(0.542-1.541)

1.091

(0.779-1.528)

...College graduate

1.642

(1.335-2.020)***

1.306

(1.091-1.563)**

1.605

(1.117-2.306)*

0.672

(0.375-1.205)

1.203

(0.869-1.665)

Joint test

F(3,126) =

17.63***

F(3,126) =

6.32***

F(3,126) =

2.99*

F(3,126) =

1.72

F(3,126) =

4.19**

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Highest educated resident parent has less than high school

0.812

(0.605-1.089)

0.827

(0.601-1.138)

1.060

(0.508-2.214)

0.417

(0.161-1.081)†

0.525

(0.275-1.002)†

...High school

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...Some college

1.092

(0.894-1.333)

1.129

(0.956-1.334)

1.225

(0.814-1.844)

0.823

(0.484-1.399)

0.977

(0.694-1.375)

...College graduate

1.458

(1.190-1.788)***

1.265

(1.038-1.541)*

1.614

(1.088-2.395)*

0.643

(0.336-1.233)

1.024

(0.701-1.498)

Joint test of parental education

F(3,126) =

7.72***

F(3,126) =

3.35*

F(3,126) =

2.31†

F(3,126) =

1.40

F(3,126) =

1.73