Table 5.
Prevalence of Hospital-Based Services and Arrestsa Prior to Early Intervention (EI) services, by Ethnicity and Total Sample
| Variable | White Group, n (%) | Black Group, n (%) | Asian Group, n (%) | Other Ethnicities, n (%) | Total, n (%) | Chi-Square Statisticb (P Value) |
| ERc vs no ER visits | 78 (64.5), 43 (35.5) | 20 (64.5), 11 (35.5) | 20 (80.0), 5 (20.0) | 14 (63.6), 8 (36.4) | 132 (66.3), 67 (33.7) | χ2 = 2.398, df = 3, P =.494 |
| Hospitalizationd vs no hospitalization | 69 (61.6), 43 (38.4) | 13 (41.9), 18 (58.1) | 15 (62.5), 9 (37.5) | 14 (63.6), 8 (36.4) | 111 (58.7), 78 (41.3) | χ2 = 4.349, df = 3, P =.226 |
| Involuntarye vs voluntary hospitalization | 54 (72.0), 21 (28.0) | 9 (69.2), 4 (30.8) | 6 (37.5), 10 (62.5) | 12 (85.7), 2 (14.3) | 81 (68.6), 37 (31.4) | χ2 = 9.500, df = 3, P = .023 |
| Arrested 6 mo prior to EIf vs no arrests | 14 (11.7), 106 (88.3) | 6 (19.4), 25 (80.6) | 1 (4.0), 24 (96.0) | 2 (9.1), 20 (90.9) | 175 (88.4), 23 (11.6) | χ2 = 3.358, df = 3, P =.340 |
Arrests within 6 months prior to entry to early intervention services were included in the analysis.
The chi-square analyses compare the 4 groups with respect to the proportion who used the service vs those who did not use the relevant service.
ER refers to emergency room use at any point in the pathways to care. Data are missing for 1 participant or 0.5% of the sample.
Data are missing for 11 participants or 5.5% of the sample.
Note that 40.8% of the total sample was never hospitalized prior to EI services; therefore, the comparison was between involuntary vs voluntary hospitalization.
Data are missing for 2 participants or 1.0% of the sample.