From: Elevated risk of incarceration among street-involved youth who initiate drug dealing
Characteristic | Drug dealing initiation | p value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes 56 (29%) | No 138 (71%) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | ||
Incarcerationa | ||||
 Yes | 4 (7) | 10 (7) | 0.99 (0.30–3.30) | 0.985 |
 No | 51 (91) | 126 (91) |  | |
Age (median, IQRb) | 21 (19–22) | 21 (19–23) | 0.94 (0.84–1.05) | 0.278 |
Female gender | ||||
 Yes | 19 (34) | 72 (52) | 0.47 (0.25–0.90) | 0.022 |
 No | 37 (66) | 66 (48) |  | |
Caucasian ethnicity | ||||
 Yes | 36 (64) | 91 (66) | 0.93 (0.49–1.78) | 0.826 |
 No | 20 (36) | 47 (34) |  | |
Homelessa | ||||
 Yes | 33 (59) | 91 (66) | 0.76 (0.40–1.45) | 0.401 |
 No | 22 (39) | 46 (33) |  | |
Heroin usea | ||||
 Yes | 13 (23) | 45 (33) | 0.63 (0.31–1.30) | 0.211 |
 No | 42 (75) | 92 (67) |  | |
Crack-cocaine usea | ||||
 Yes | 24 (43) | 66 48) | 0.83 (0.44–1.56) | 0.569 |
 No | 31 (55) | 71 (51) |  | |
Crystal methamphetamine used | ||||
 Yes | 23 (41) | 69 (50) | 0.71 (0.38–1.33) | 0.285 |
 No | 32 (57) | 68 (49) |  | |
Cocaine usea | ||||
 Yes | 17 (30) | 51 (37) | 0.76 (0.39–1.49) | 0.428 |
 No | 38 (68) | 87 (63) |  | |
Victim of violenceb | ||||
 Yes | 19 (34) | 52 (38) | 0.90 (0.47–1.75) | 0.761 |
 No | 34 (61) | 84 (61) |  | |
Physical abuse | ||||
 Yes | 46 (82) | 111 (80) | 1.19 (0.50–2.86) | 0.695 |
 No | 8 (14) | 23 (17) |  | |
Sexual abuse | ||||
 Yes | 44 (79) | 86 (62) | 2.40 (1.11–5.21) | 0.026 |
 No | 10 (18) | 47 (34) |  | |
Accessed services | ||||
 Yes | 45 (80) | 116 (84) | 0.78 (0.35–1.73) | 0.535 |
 No | 11 (20) | 22 (16) |  |