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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Mar 17.
Published in final edited form as: J Behav Health Serv Res. 2007 Jul 24;35(1):20–36. doi: 10.1007/s11414-007-9078-y

Table 3.

Prevalence of utilization and multivariate analyses for mental health/substance abuse services (n=709)

Variable Prevalence # (%) OR (95% CI)
Risk for child maltreatment
 Not at-riska (n=218) 38 (17.4) 1.00 (Reference)
 At-risk (n=491) 113 (23.0) 1.21 (0.70, 2.10)
Age
 35+a (n=71) 21 (29.6) 1.00 (Reference)
 <35 (n=637) 130 (20.4) 0.40 (0.21, 0.77)*
Marital status
 Married/living togethera (n=438) 97 (22.2) 1.00 (Reference)
 Single/divorced/separated/widowed) (n=267) 103 (38.6) 1.60 (0.98, 2.61)
Health care insurance
 Privatea (n=419) 80 (19.1) 1.00 (Reference)
 Public (n=223) 64 (28.7) 1.05 (0.61, 1.82)
 None (n=62) 7 (11.3) 0.42 (0.17, 1.05)
Education
 Some college or morea (n=394) 93 (23.6) 1.00 (Reference)
 High school (n=221) 38 (17.2) 0.59 (0.35, 0.98)**
 Less than high school (n=93) 20 (21.5) 0.52 (0.27, 1.02)
Household poverty level
 Abovea (n=460) 86 (18.7) 1.00 (Reference)
 Under (n=237) 65 (27.4) 1.73 (1.02, 2.93)**
 Social support: help with crises (continuous) 1.04 (1.01, 1.07)**
 0 (n=17) 12 (32.4)
 1–2 (n=60) 18 (30.0)
 3–5 (n=315) 34 (20.4)
 6+ (n=222) 51 (23.0)
Illicit drug use
 Noa (n=315) 36 (11.4) 1.00 (Reference)
 Yes in past, but not currently/in past 12 months (n=347) 97 (27.4) 2.62 (1.63, 4.23)*
 Yes in past and currently/in past 12 months (n=45) 20 (44.4) 5.18 (2.32, 11.59)*
Problem alcohol use
 Noa (n=639) 170 (26.5) 1.00 (Reference)
 Yes (n=64) 30 (46.9) 1.41 (0.73, 2.70)
Any psychological aggression
 Noa (n=117) 18 (15.4) 1.00 (Reference)
 Yes (n=515) 150 (29.1) 0.78 (0.42, 1.44)
 No partner in past 12 months (n=65) 26 (40.0) 1.41 (0.63, 3.18)
Any physical assault
 Noa (n=446) 76 (17.0) 1.00 (Reference)
 Yes (n=187) 50 (26.7) 1.13 (0.68, 1.89)
 No partner in past 12 months (n=65) 22 (33.9) b
Any sexual coercion
 Noa (n=565) 138 (24.4) 1.00 (Reference)
 Yes (n=72) 35 (48.6) 2.27 (1.19, 4.32)**
 No partner in past 12 months (n=65) 26 (40.0) b
Interaction: depressive symptoms and race
 Depressive symptoms (no; n=505)
 Whitea (n=76) 16 (21.1) 1.00 (Reference)
 Asian (n=163) 23 (14.1) 1.01 (0.46, 2.22)
 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander (n=121) 13 (10.7) 0.73 (0.30, 1.77)
 No primary racial affiliation/other (n=145) 31 (21.4) 1.41 (0.67, 2.96)
Depressive symptoms (yes; n=200)
 Whitea (n=21) 13 (61.9) 1.00 (Reference)
 Asian (n=55) 11 (20.0) 0.18 (0.05, 0.66)*
 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander (n=68) 21 (30.9) 0.25 (0.07, 0.84)**
 No primary racial affiliation/other (n=56) 22 (39.3) 0.41 (0.12, 1.40)

Results represent the final model with interactions and adjusted OR (95% CI) for the association between the variable and outcome (lifetime use of mental health/substance abuse services vs. no lifetime use of mental health/substance abuse services)

*

Statistically significant at p≤0.01

**

Statistically significant at p≤0.05

a

Reference group

b

Dropped due to collinearity