Table 3.
Logit Results for Models of Reported Health Conditions by Year
| 1996 | 1997 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regression Parameter* | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | Odds Ratio | 95% CI |
| Internalizing disorders | ||||
| Black | 0.31 | (0.13, 0.74) | 0.71 | (0.32, 1.57) |
| Hispanic | 0.93 | (0.48, 1.81) | 1.36 | (0.81, 2.29) |
| Age (years) | 1.19 | (1.13, 1.25) | 1.18 | (1.13, 1.23) |
| Male | 0.63 | (0.39, 0.99) | 0.65 | (0.45, 0.94) |
| Family size | 0.90 | (0.76, 1.08) | 0.81 | (0.66, 0.99) |
| Poor/near poor | 0.88 | (0.68, 1.14) | 0.87 | (0.46, 1.63) |
| Uninsured | 0.47 | (0.15, 1.49) | 0.74 | (0.38, 1.46) |
| Public insurance | 0.84 | (0.35, 2.01) | 0.99 | (0.43, 2.32) |
| Poor/fair mental health status | 23.86 | (12.29, 46.31) | 27.68 | (16.25, 47.17) |
| Externalizing disorders | ||||
| Black | 0.55 | (0.29, 1.05) | 0.44 | (0.27, 0.70) |
| Hispanic | 0.32 | (0.18, 0.57) | 0.32 | (0.20, 0.51) |
| Age (years) | 1.04 | (1.01, 1.07) | 1.07 | (1.05, 1.10) |
| Male | 3.02 | (1.96, 4.64) | 3.80 | (2.72, 5.30) |
| Family size | 1.00 | (0.88, 1.14) | 0.92 | (0.82, 1.03) |
| Poor/near poor | 1.12 | (0.96, 1.30) | 1.26 | (0.86, 1.85) |
| Uninsured | 0.53 | (0.23, 1.20) | 0.99 | (0.56, 1.76) |
| Public insurance | 2.06 | (1.07, 3.95) | 1.40 | (0.88, 2.23) |
| Poor/fair mental health status | 8.49 | (5.06, 14.23) | 7.84 | (4.84, 12.70) |
| Asthma | ||||
| Black | 2.04 | (1.34, 3.10) | 1.57 | (1.14, 2.16) |
| Hispanic | 1.10 | (0.75, 1.61) | 0.99 | (0.72, 1.37) |
| Age (years) | 1.01 | (0.98, 1.04) | 1.00 | (0.98, 1.03) |
| Male | 1.88 | (1.42, 2.48) | 1.58 | (1.23, 2.05) |
| Family size | 0.91 | (0.83, 1.01) | 0.99 | (0.90, 1.10) |
| Poor/near poor | 1.05 | (0.89, 1.24) | 0.87 | (0.64, 1.19) |
| Uninsured | 1.09 | (0.64, 1.86) | 0.87 | (0.54, 1.41) |
| Public insurance | 1.77 | (1.12, 2.80) | 1.65 | (1.16, 2.33) |
| Poor/fair general health status | 6.74 | (4.50, 10.10) | 5.47 | (3.85, 7.76) |
| Diabetes/epilepsy | ||||
| Black | 0.71 | (0.06, 8.05) | 0.65 | (0.14, 3.01) |
| Hispanic | 1.86 | (0.49, 7.13) | 0.88 | (0.34, 2.24) |
| Age (years) | 1.02 | (0.90, 1.17) | 1.05 | (0.96, 1.15) |
| Male | 0.68 | (0.21, 2.21) | 1.43 | (0.61, 3.35) |
| Family size | 1.37 | (1.10, 1.72) | 1.18 | (0.84, 1.66) |
| Poor/near poor | 1.33 | (0.83, 2.14) | 0.71 | (0.30, 1.66) |
| Uninsured† | — | — | — | — |
| Public insurance | 1.97 | (0.36, 10.84) | 1.42 | (0.54, 3.71) |
| Poor/fair general health status | 14.65 | (4.10, 52.38) | 11.70 | (5.21, 26.23) |
*
Reference group consisted of white female children of middle to upper income with commercial insurance reporting good/excellent mental health.
†
Uninsured predicted failure perfectly and was dropped from model of diabetes/epilepsy in 1996 and 1997.
CI, confidence interval.