Table 4.
Sequential Logistic Regression Predicting Permanency Out- comes in Full Analytic Sample.
| Reunified Vs. Not Reunified | If Not Reunified: Adopted Vs. Not Adopted | If Not Reunified or Adopted: Kin Guardianship Vs. No Permanency | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| CASA status | 0.84*** | 1.17** | 0.78** |
| Age-group | |||
| Babies | Referent | Referent | Referent |
| Toddlers | l.61*** | .59*** | .68* |
| Preschool | 1.73*** | .45*** | .44*** |
| Grade school | 1.81*** | .28*** | .19*** |
| Teens | 1.33*** | .06*** | .03*** |
| First placement type | |||
| Kinship | Referent | Referent | Referent |
| Foster | 1.52*** | 1.28*** | .35*** |
| Congregate | 1.54*** | 1.09 | .24*** |
| Other | 1.23** | .99 | .31*** |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White | Referent | Referent | Referent |
| African American | .75*** | .94 | .56*** |
| Hispanic | .92 | 1.18** | .72*** |
| Other | .89 | 1.01 | .76 |
| Rural county | 1.16* | .91 | 1.13 |
| Prior investigations | 70*** | 1.00 | .84* |
| Prior removals | .66** | 1.47** | .75 |
| Domestic violence | .79*** | 1.13* | 1.05 |
| Number of siblings removed | |||
| 0 | Referent | Referent | Referent |
| 1 | 1.28*** | 1.12* | 1.79*** |
| 2 | 1.36*** | 1.12 | 1.72*** |
| 3 or more | 1.33*** | 1.25** | 1.14 |
| Number of caregiver risk factors | |||
| 0 | Referent | Referent | Referent |
| 1 | .61*** | 1.51*** | 1.20 |
| 2 | .52*** | 1.66*** | 1.09 |
| 3 or more | 54*** | 1.79*** | 1.54* |
| Number of removal reasons | |||
| 1 | Referent | Referent | Referent |
| 2 | .96 | 1.01 | .91 |
| 3 or more | .89 | 1.03 | .88 |
Note. Clustered by case ID with IPWs. N = 31,754. Coefficients are odds ratios. IPWs = inverse probability weightings; CASA = Court Appointed Special Advocate.
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.
***
p <.001.