TABLE 2.
Logit Multilevel Analysis, Adjusted Odds Ratios (AORs) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs), for the Risk of Limitations in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and of Having Functional Limitations for a 0.05 Increase in Gini Coefficient: American Community Survey, 2006
| Total Sample (N = 1 973 766) |
Born and Live in Same State (n = 1 021 095) |
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| Year | Gini Coefficient,a Mean (SD) | ADL, AOR (95% CI) | Functional Limitations, AOR (95% CI) | ADL, AOR (95% CI) | Functional Limitations, AOR (95% CI) |
| 2006 | 0.449 (0.023) | 1.17 (1.03, 1.34) | 1.08 (0.95, 1.25) | 1.29 (1.13, 1.47) | 1.23 (1.06, 1.43) |
| 2001 | 0.448 (0.032) | 1.13 (1.03, 1.24) | 1.04 (0.96, 1.14) | 1.23 (1.13, 1.34) | 1.14 (1.04, 1.25) |
| 1996 | 0.438 (0.032) | 1.11 (1.03, 1.20) | 1.06 (0.97, 1.16) | 1.21 (1.11, 1.32) | 1.15 (1.05, 1.26) |
| 1991 | 0.414 (0.026) | 1.15 (1.04, 1.29) | 1.11 (0.98, 1.26) | 1.23 (1.11, 1.36) | 1.20 (1.07, 1.36) |
| 1986 | 0.415 (0.024) | 1.19 (1.10, 1.28) | 1.19 (1.09, 1.29) | 1.28 (1.17, 1.41) | 1.24 (1.14, 1.36) |
| 1981 | 0.399 (0.024) | 1.10 (0.98, 1.24) | 1.12 (0.99, 1.27) | 1.23 (1.10, 1.38) | 1.17 (1.04, 1.32) |
Note. Analyses adjusted for gender, age, marital status, race/ethnicity, family income, and education level.
a
Gini coefficient ranges from 0 to 1, with 0 indicating complete equality of income distribution (e.g., everyone has the same income) and 1 indicating complete inequality (e.g., 1 person has all the income in the region).