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. 2023 Jun 26;192(11):1854–1863. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwad145

Table 4.

Odds Ratios for Associations Between Transportation Insecurity and Health Conditions, United States, 2018

Health Measure
Poor Self-Rated Health a
(n = 1,989 Observations)
Depressive Symptoms b
(n = 1,946 Observations)
Variable OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Level of transportation insecurity
 None/transportation-secure 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
 Marginal 1.94 1.16, 3.24 0.71 0.38, 1.32
 Low 2.60 1.52, 4.47 1.89 0.99, 3.59
 Moderate 1.97 1.06, 3.67 3.19 1.70, 5.97
 High 2.71 1.33, 5.53 12.22 6.37, 23.45
Household income, dollars/year
 ≤15,000 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
 15,001–29,999 0.43 0.27, 0.70 0.71 0.40, 1.25
 30,000–49,999 0.67 0.43, 1.07 0.79 0.45, 1.37
 50,000–74,999 0.37 0.23, 0.61 0.51 0.28, 0.92
 ≥75,000 0.25 0.15, 0.40 0.49 0.29, 0.84
Age group, years
 25–39 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
 40–64 1.48 0.97, 2.25 0.58 0.39, 0.85
 ≥65 2.17 1.35, 3.47 0.48 0.29, 0.79
Highest level of education
 Less than high school 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
 High school 0.71 0.43, 1.16 0.97 0.53, 1.78
 Some college 0.47 0.28, 0.81 0.85 0.46, 1.58
 Bachelor’s degree or higher 0.40 0.23, 0.71 0.51 0.26, 0.99
Race/ethnicity
 Black non-Hispanic 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
 Hispanic 0.89 0.47, 1.68 1.67 0.80, 3.50
 Other non-Hispanic 0.81 0.34, 1.92 1.71 0.73, 4.02
 White non-Hispanic 1.00 0.59, 1.68 1.38 0.71, 2.68
Marital status
 Not married 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
 Married 0.65 0.45, 0.95 0.94 0.64, 1.38
Sex
 Male 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
 Female 0.80 0.58, 1.11 1.41 0.99, 2.01

Abbreviations: AIC, Akaike information criterion; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.

a AIC = 1,602.

b AIC = 1,457.