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Table 4 Multinomial logistic regression, marijuana and/or ecstasy use

From: Sexual orientation and health behaviors among college students in Italy

Y = Drugs (Ref: Never)

Sometimes

Often/very often

Men

Women

Men

Women

Sexual identity (Ref: heterosexual)

 Bisexual

1.079

(0.322)

1.198

(0.374)

2.287***

(0.663)

1.950**

(0.586)

0.407

(0.247)

0.443

(0.276)

9.449***

(3.278)

6.548***

(2.466)

 Homosexual

0.995

(0.373)

0.9

(0.344)

1.833

(0.826)

1.595

(0.731)

0.728

(0.401)

0.653

(0.368)

5.812***

(3.411)

4.475**

(2.754)

Age

1.038

(0.030)

1.015

(0.030)

1.085**

(0.037)

1.080**

(0.038)

1.001

(0.038)

0.955

(0.038)

1.022

(0.074)

0.994

(0.076)

Parents’ education (Ref: < then high school)

 High school

 

1.552***

(0.221)

 

1.366**

(0.185)

 

1.584**

(0.315)

 

1.691*

(0.514)

 College degree

 

1.785***

(0.267)

 

2.034***

(0.299)

 

2.062***

 

2.569***

(0.828)

(0.424)

Importance of religion (Ref: not at all)

 Somewhat

 

0.813**

(0.081)

 

0.779**

(0.099)

 

0.457***

(0.059)

 

0.582**

(0.132)

 Quite/very

 

0.410***

(0.044)

 

0.402***

(0.052)

 

0.247***

(0.035)

 

0.141***

(0.039)

Working while in college (Ref: never)

Sometimes

 

1.300***

(0.119)

 

1.473***

(0.159)

 

1.804***

(0.224)

 

2.377***

(0.529)

Regularly

 

1.468***

(0.189)

 

1.450**

(0.211)

 

2.476***

(0.398)

 

2.224***

(0.666)

In a relationship

 

0.902

(0.077)

 

1.324***

(0.124)

 

1.007

(0.114)

 

1.472**

(0.288)

Friends approve sex with persons of same-sex (Ref: No)

 Somewhat

 

1.145

(0.135)

 

1.436**

(0.210)

 

1.438**

(0.237)

 

1.089

(0.351)

 Quite/yes

 

1.309**

(0.179)

 

1.629***

(0.261)

 

1.776***

(0.329)

 

2.290**

(0.756)

Parents approve sex with persons of same-sex (Ref: No)

 Somewhat

 

1.274**

(0.135)

 

0.994

(0.125)

 

1.195

(0.168)

 

0.825

(0.215)

 Quite/yes

 

1.059

(0.150)

 

1.045

(0.164)

 

1.058

(0.193)

 

0.686

(0.215)

Constant

0.207**

(0.129)

0.263**

(0.176)

0.056***

(0.041)

0.050***

(0.039)

0.211*

(0.175)

0.423

(0.378)

0.038**

(0.060)

0.075

(0.127)

N

3222

2982

3222

2982

  1. *p < 0.10, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01. Region where respondents attend university is included in all models