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Am J Public Health. 2003 November; 93(11): 1865–1870.

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TABLE 2—

Health and Behavior: Odds Ratios for Mixed-Race Adolescents Compared With Single-Race Adolescents

Attribute	White	Black	American Indian	Asian	Other
General health
Health fair/poor	1.69*	1.60*	0.84	1.68*	1.31
Wake up tired	1.12*	1.37*	1.26*	1.55*	1.74*
Skin problems	1.23*	1.63*	1.32*	1.18	1.38*
Headaches	1.19*	1.28*	1.12	2.11*	1.48*
Aches/pains	1.34*	1.48*	1.27*	1.98*	1.56*
Sleep problems	1.58*	1.63*	1.24	1.72*	1.33*
Depressed/blue	1.50*	1.94*	1.45*	1.46*	1.45*
Substance use
Smoke	1.24*	2.17*	1.03	2.25*	1.39*
Drink	1.22*	1.66*	1.00	2.37*	1.17
Get drunk	1.10	2.09*	0.95	2.96*	1.33*
Access to guns^a
Gun easily available	0.84	1.12	1.75	1.57	1.74
Suicidality^a
Seriously considered	1.34*	1.50	1.10	1.84*	1.31
Sexual behavior^a
Ever had sex	1.50*	0.83	1.50	2.87*	1.16
School behavior^a
Skipped school ≥ 10 times	1.43	1.97	0.77	1.84	1.17
Repeated a grade^a	1.64*	0.91	1.02	2.11*	0.89
Ever suspended^a	1.94*	1.06	1.08	2.58*	0.82

^aHome interview. Odds ratio is defined as (1 / [1 – rate for mixed race]) /(1 / [1 – rate for one race]).

*P < .05