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. 2005 Feb;95(2):292–298. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2002.006254

TABLE 2—

Risk Factors for Having Less Knowledge (n = 788)

Unadjusted RR 95% CI Adjusted RR 95% CI
Education
    < Ninth grade 1.41 0.85, 2.34 1.62 0.90, 2.91
    Some high school 1.14 0.78, 1.68 1.12 0.73, 1.72
    High school diploma 1.20 0.84, 1.71 1.12 0.77, 1.63
    > High school Reference Reference Reference Reference
Physical health problem in past 4 wk 1.65 1.21, 2.25 1.61 1.14, 2.28
Mental health problem in past 4 wk 1.34 0.98, 1.84 1.20 0.84, 1.71
Received Medicaid in last 2 y 0.55 0.40, 0.76) 0.50 0.35, 0.72
Received welfare in last 2 y 1.49 1.04, 2.13 1.46 0.97, 2.19
All children insured 0.71 0.52, 0.96 0.79 0.55, 1.12
Female 0.92 0.29, 2.92 0.99 0.29, 3.32
Race/ethnicity
    Non-Hispanic White Reference Reference Reference Reference
    Non-Hispanic Black 1.25 0.88, 1.77 1.56 1.04, 2.36
    Hispanic origin 1.07 0.76, 1.52 0.98 0.66, 1.46
    Other 1.12 0.41, 3.10 1.53 0.53, 4.40
1-parent household 1.13 0.85, 1.50 0.97 0.67, 1.42
Monthly household income, $
    0 Reference Reference Reference Reference
    0–1000 0.97 0.64, 1.48 0.93 0.58, 1.48
    1001–3000 0.70 0.50, 1.00 0.62 0.42, 0.92
    ≥ 3001 0.79 0.53, 1.19 0.74 0.45, 1.21
Age, y
    18–25 Reference Reference Reference Reference
    26–35 1.07 0.77, 1.5 1.16 0.80, 1.68
    > 35 1.06 0.75, 1.49 0.90 0.61, 1.33
Number of children in household
    1 Reference Reference Reference Reference
    2 0.77 0.55, 1.09 0.80 0.55, 1.15
    3 0.88 0.59, 1.32 0.92 0.59, 1.41
    ≥ 4 0.59 0.37, 0.94 0.52 0.31, 0.86
Simplification of enrollment proceduresa 0.76 0.64, .90 0.77 0.63, 0.95
Region
    Northeast Reference Reference Reference Reference
    South 1.96 1.28, 2.99 1.53 0.92, 2.54
    Midwest 1.79 1.08, 2.97 1.70 0.98, 2.94
    West 1.29 0.82, 2.02 0.99 0.59, 1.66

Note. RR = relative risk; CI = confidence interval. a The Medicaid enrollment simplification variable ranged from 0 to 4 and was the sum of the number of 4 simplification policies enacted in each state