TABLE 1.
SUBJECT CHARACTERISTICS AND ASSOCIATIONS WITH PARENTAL STRESS
| Risk Factor | N (%) | High Parental Stress OR (95% CI) |
| Subject characteristics | ||
| Male | 672 (48) | 0.90 (0.73–1.12) |
| Race and ethnicity | ||
| White | 629 (45) | 1.00 |
| Asian | 64 (4.6) | 2.67 (1.5–4.6) |
| African American | 22 (1.6) | 0.84 (0.4–2) |
| Do not know | 149 (10.7) | 2.41 (1.7–3.5) |
| Mixed | 194 (13.9) | 0.95 (0.7–1.3) |
| Other or Native American Indian | 341 (24.4) | 1.83 (1.4–2.4) |
| Hispanicity | ||
| Not Hispanic | 595 (42.5) | 1.00 |
| Hispanic | 769 (55) | 1.52 (1.2–1.9) |
| Do not know | 35 (2.5) | 2.99 (1.4–6.3) |
| Spanish language questionnaire (among Hispanic whites) | 288 (38) | 1.79 (1.3–2.4) |
| Asthma in children | 173 (13.1) | 0.91 (0.7–1.3) |
| Parental history of asthma | 293 (22.3) | 1.06 (0.8–1.4) |
| Sociodemographic factors | ||
| Parental education | ||
| At least college diploma | 419 (30.8) | 1.00 |
| High school or some college | 704 (51.8) | 2.04 (1.5–2.8) |
| Did not finish high school | 236 (17.4) | 3.04 (2.3–4.5) |
| Household income | ||
| ≥$30,000 | 913 (74.7) | 1.00 |
| <$30,000 | 309 (25.3) | 2.44 (1.9–3.2) |
| Health insurance | ||
| Yes | 1,231 (88) | 1.00 |
| No | 93 (6.6) | 1.49 (1–2.2) |
| Home characteristics | ||
| Mildew at home | 348 (27.2) | 1.20 (0.9–1.5) |
| Cats at home | 248 (18.1) | 0.68 (0.5–0.9) |
| Dogs at home | 388 (28.4) | 0.87 (0.7–1.1) |
| Cockroaches in home | 141 (10.4) | 1.79 (1.3–2.6) |
| In utero smoking | 83 (6.1) | 1.06 (0.7–1.7) |
| Any smoker inside home | 73 (5.3) | 1.72 (1.1–2.8) |
| Air conditioning at home | 900 (65.2) | 0.53 (0.4–0.7) |
| Type of home | ||
| Single family house | 1,114 (81.2) | 1.00 |
| Apartment (2–10 units) | 191 (13.9) | 2.46 (1.8–3.4) |
| Apartment (>10 units) | 45 (3.3) | 2.20 (1.2–4.1) |
| Mobile home | 22 (1.6) | 1.92 (0.8–4.6) |
Definition of abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio.