Table 5 Estimated associations between the experience of childhood poverty and adult health-risk behaviors controlling for adult SES and social support (Models 3)^a (N = 3841)

Childhood poverty

1.21^* (1.01–1.43)

1.40^*** (1.22–1.62)

1.36^*** (1.14–1.61)

Adult SES

 College or higher

1

1

1

 Junior college

1.16 (0.82–1.64)

1.23 (0.98–1.54)

0.96 (0.69–1.32)

 High school or lower

2.44^*** (2.03–2.94)

1.14 (0.983–1.33)

1.25^* (1.04–1.49)

 1st quintile (highest)

1

1

1

 2nd quintile

0.91 (0.70–1.18)

1.34^** (1.08–1.66)

1.11 (0.86–1.44)

 3rd quintile

1.04 (0.79–1.36)

1.66^*** (1.33–2.08)

1.15 (0.88–1.50)

 4th quintile

1.21 (0.93–1.57)

1.59^*** (1.27–1.98)

1.24 (0.95–1.61)

 5th quintile (lowest)

1.13 (0.86–1.49)

1.88^*** (1.49–2.37)

1.09 (0.83–1.42)

 Regularly employed

1

1

1

 Non-regularly employed

1.10 (0.87–1.39)

0.98 (0.81–1.18)

0.97 (0.77–1.21)

 Self-employed

0.74 (0.52–1.06)

0.83 (0.61–1.12)

1.05 (0.74–1.48)

 Unemployed

0.58 (0.31–1.10)

0.84 (0.51–1.38)

1.02 (0.59–1.75)

 Homemaker/other

0.60^** (0.44–0.83)

1.14 (0.92–1.42)

0.74^* (0.55–1.00)

 High

1

1

1

 Middle

0.89 (0.72–1.10)

1.20^* (1.02–1.42)

1.28^* (1.04–1.58)

 Low

1.12 (0.90–1.40)

1.54^*** (1.29–1.85)

1.63^*** (1.30–2.04)