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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Care. 2010 Dec;48(12):1097–1104. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3181f80749

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 (1.12.9)* 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 (1.32.8)** 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 (1.13.3)* 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 (1.18.4)*
 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 (0.10.9)*
 Medicare 3.0 (1.56.0)** 1.2 (0.3 – 4.6)
 Medicaid 1.9 (1.03.7)* 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 (1.22.4)** 2.3 (1.24.5)*
+

p < 0.10;

*

p < 0.05;

**

p < 0.01