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Published in final edited form as: J Fam Econ Issues. 2011 Jun 1;32(2):308–326. doi: 10.1007/s10834-011-9253-4

Table 3.

Generalized Linear Regression Analyses of Relative Financial Burden among Families with and without Childhood Activity Limitations

	Relative Out-of-Pocket Expenditures

	Child Relative Burden Beta (SE)	Other Family Members' Relative Burden Beta (SE)	Whole Family Relative Burden Beta (SE)
Intercept	−5.44 (0.09)^***	−4.49 (0.09)^***	−4.38 (0.07)^***
Child Limitation Status
No Limitation	Reference	Reference	reference
Ongoing Limitation	0.90 (0.09)^***	0.31 (0.04)^***	0.43 (0.04)^***
Income^a	−0.47 (0.04)^***	−0.57 (0.02)^***	−0.57 (0.02)^***
Child Limitation Status^*Income	−0.24 (0.09)^**	−0.02 (0.04)	−0.04 (0.04)
Gender^b
Male	Reference	Reference	Reference
Female	0.16 (0.05)^***	0.04 (0.03)	0.06 (0.02)^**
Age^b	0.08 (0.01)^***	0.03 (0.00)^***	0.03 (0.00)^***
Race/ethnicity^b
White (Non-Hispanic)	Reference	Reference	Reference
Black (Non-Hispanic)	−0.74 (0.10)^***	−0.49 (0.05)^***	−0.53 (0.04)^***
Other (Non-Hispanic)	−0.55 (0.12)^***	−0.31 (0.06)^***	−0.35 (0.05)^***
Hispanic	−0.32 (0.07)^***	−0.33 (0.04)^***	−0.35 (0.03)^***
Child Health Insurance Status
Private	Reference		Reference
Public	−0.73 (0.11)^***		−0.18 (0.04)^***
Partial	0.09 (0.11)		0.10 (0.07)
None	−0.08 (0.11)		0.08 (0.07)
Parental Health Insurance Status
Private		Reference	Reference
Public		−0.14 (0.06)^*	−0.12 (0.06)
Partial		0.05 (0.06)	0.01 (0.06)
None		0.13 (0.05)^**	0.10 (0.05)^*
Parental Education Status
No or some high school	−0.69 (0.09)^***	−0.17 (0.05)^***	−0.20 (0.04)^***
High school graduate	−0.32 (0.07)^***	−0.16 (0.03)^***	−0.16 (0.03)^***
Some college	−0.16 (0.07)^*	−0.10 (0.03)^**	−0.09 (0.03)^**
College or beyond	Reference	Reference	Reference
Parental Marital Status
Married	Reference	Reference	Reference
Not Married	−0.08 (0.06)	−0.22 (0.03)^***	−0.16 (0.03)^***
MSA Status^c
Urban	Reference	Reference	Reference
Rural	−0.06 (0.07)	0.13 (0.04)^**	0.10 (0.04)^**

Log base 2 of Income adjusted using the OECD scale and centered

For Child Relative Burden model, covariates reflect the status of the child.

For Family Relative Burden model, covariates reflect the status of the parent.

MSA = Metropolitan Statistical Area

p <0.05

^**

p <0.01

^***

p<0.001

Data from MEPS 1996-2006; also controlling for region of the US and panel (cohort) years SE = linearized standard error