Table 3.

Predictors of Lifetime Treatment among Latino and Asian Americans with Lifetime Mental Disorders

	Latino (n = 778)	Asian American (n = 365)
	Odds Ratio (95% CI)	Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Age
18–34 years (reference)	1.0	1.0
35–49 years	1.8 (1.1 – 2.9)*	1.6 (0.9 – 2.9)
50–64 years	1.7 (0.9 – 3.1)+	0.9 (0.3 – 2.3)
65 years or more	0.6 (0.2 – 1.7)	1.8 (0.4 – 7.6)
Sex
Male (reference)	1.0	1.0
Female	1.9 (1.3 – 2.8)**	1.2 (0.6 – 2.1)
Education
11 years or less	1.0	1.0
12 years	1.2 (0.7 – 2.1)	1.2 (0.4 – 4.3)
13–15 years	1.9 (1.1 – 3.3)*	2.3 (0.9 – 6.1)+
16 years or more	1.5 (0.9 – 2.6)	1.9 (0.6 – 6.6)
Employment
Employed (reference)	1.0	1.0
Unemployment	1.1 (0.5 – 2.7)	3.1 (1.1 – 8.4)*
Out of Labor Force	1.6 (0.8 – 3.0)	1.0 (0.6 – 1.9)
Type of Insurance
Uninsured (reference)	1.0	1.0
Private through employer	1.5 (0.8 – 3.0)	0.9 (0.4 – 2.1)
Private Self	1.1 (0.4 – 2.9)	0.3 (0.1 – 0.9)*
Medicare	3.0 (1.5 – 6.0)**	1.2 (0.3 – 4.6)
Medicaid	1.9 (1.0 – 3.7)*	1.2 (0.3 – 4.6)
Others	2.7 (0.6 – 11.6)	0.6 (0.1 – 3.9)
Marital Status
Married/cohabiting (reference)	1.0	1.0
Divorced/separated/widowed	1.7 (0.9 – 3.4)	1.7 (0.7 – 3.7)
Never married	0.7 (0.4 – 1.1)	1.4 (0.5 – 3.5)
Household Income
$0–$14,999 (reference)	1.0	1.0
$15,000–$34,999	0.7 (0.5 – 1.1)	0.6 (0.3 – 1.4)
$35,000–$74,999	0.7 (0.4 – 1.3)	0.6 (0.2 – 1.5)
$75,000+	0.7 (0.3 – 1.3)	0.8 (0.3 – 2.1)
Language Proficiency
Limited English proficiency (reference)	1.0	1.0
Good English proficiency	1.7 (1.2 – 2.4)**	2.3 (1.2 – 4.5)*

⁺p < 0.10;

^*p < 0.05;

^**p < 0.01