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. 2002 Jun;37(3):529–550. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.t01-1-00036

Table 5.

Odds Ratios (95% Confidence Intervals) for Respondents Reporting Feeling Depressed

Independent Variables Model 1 Unadjusted odds ratio Model 2 Odds ratio adjusted for primary care Model 3 Odds ratio adjusted for primary care and sociodemographics
Gini Coefficient
 <0.4038 0.76 (0.63–0.90)** 0.77 (0.63–0.93)** 0.84 (0.68–1.02)
 0.4034–0.4313 0.88 (0.74–1.03) 0.90 (0.76–1.06) 0.94 (0.83–1.08)
 0.4314–0.4590 0.82 (0.68–0.98)* 0.81 (0.68–0.96)* 0.86 (0.76–0.98)*
 > 0.4590# 1.00 1.00 1.00
PC Experience 0.94 (0.93–0.95)** 0.94 (0.93–0.96)**
PC MD-Pop. Ratio 0.98 (0.96–1.00)*
 Sex
 Male 0.68 (0.63–0.74)**
 Female 1.00
 Age
 <17 NA
 18–64 2.22 (1.91–2.57)**
 >65 1.00
Race/ethnicity
 Black 0.79 (0.39–1.60)
 Hispanic 1.13 (0.97–1.32)
 Other 1.06 (0.93–1.22)
 White 1.00
Education (years)
 >16 0.60 (0.50–0.71)**
 13–16 0.62 (0.54–0.72)**
 12 0.69 (0.61–0.77)**
 0–11 1.00
Health Insurance
 Public 1.54 (1.29–1.83)**
 Private 0.89 (0.76–1.03)
 Uninsured 1.00
Ever Smoke
 No 0.85 (0.79–0.92)**
 Yes
Employment
 No 1.33 (1.21–1.47)**
 Yes 1.00
Employer Type
 Public 0.89 (0.76–1.04)
 Self 1.06 (0.88–1.27)
Private 1.00
Family Income
 Highest Quartile 0.67 (0.59–0.75)**
 2nd Quartile 0.76 (0.68–0.85)**
 3rd Quartile 0.81 (0.73–0.89)**
 Lowest Quartile 1.00
Usual Source of Care
 Doctor Office 1.04 (0.89–1.22)
 HMO 1.11 (0.89–1.39)
 Other Places 0.95 (0.81–1.12)
 Hospital Outpatient 1.00

States with the smallest inequalities in income. #States with the greatest inequalities in income.

*

*p<.05;

**

p<.01 for differences from reference group (OR=1.00).