TABLE 3.
Demographic Correlates of Mental Health Service Use Among Subjects With 12-Month Mental Disorders, With and Without Severe Impairment
| Demographic Correlates | Among Subjects With Mental Disorder (N = 366) |
Among Subjects With Any Impairment Level D Mental Disorder (N = 305) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | n | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 186 | Reference | 163 | Reference |
| Female | 180 | 0.5 (0.3–1.0) | 142 | 0.6 (0.3–1.2) |
| χ2 | 4.8 | 2.4 | ||
| P | .029 | .120 | ||
| Age | ||||
| 8–11 y | 153 | Reference | 130 | Reference |
| 12–15 y | 213 | 1.9 (1.0–2.8) | 175 | 1.6 (0.7–2.6) |
| χ2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | ||
| P | .042 | .067 | ||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 128 | Reference | 111 | Reference |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 122 | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) | 102 | 0.9 (0.5–1.5) |
| Mexican American | 90 | 0.5 (0.2–1.0) | 69 | 0.5 (0.2–1.1) |
| Other | 26 | 1.1 (0.4–2.7) | 23 | 0.8 (0.3–1.9) |
| χ2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | ||
| P | .240 | .319 | ||
| PIRa | ||||
| >2 | 131 | Reference | 113 | Reference |
| 1–2 | 97 | 0.8 (0.4–1.5) | 79 | 0.9 (0.4–1.8) |
| <1 (poor) | 130 | 0.8 (0.4–1.8) | 105 | 0.9 (0.4–2.2) |
| χ2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | ||
| P | .690 | .917 | ||
| Health insurance | ||||
| Not covered | 48 | Reference | 40 | Reference |
| Covered | 318 | 2.7 (0.7–10.2) | 265 | 2.8 (0.7–10.5) |
| χ2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | ||
| P | .126 | .113 | ||
Service use indicated the respondent saw someone at a hospital, clinic, or office because of [specific disorder] in the previous 12 months. Adjusted ORs were from a model containing all variables shown in the table.
a
Data for subjects with unknown PIRs are not presented in the table.