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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Acad Pediatr. 2011 Oct 1;11(6):508–516. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2011.08.004

Table 3.

Adjusted Estimated Prevalences and Adjusted Odds Ratios of Unmet Need for At Least One Health Service/Item

Adjusted Estimated
Prevalences* of Unmet Need
(95% Confidence Interval)
Adjusted Odds* of Unmet Need
(95% Confidence Interval)

Presence of Disability
  No 4.5% (4.0-5.2) REF
  Yes 18.6% (17.0-20.3) 1.68 (1.45-1.94)

Gender:
  Girls 5.7% (5.0-6.7) REF
  Boys 6.5% (5.8-7.4) 0.98 (0.85-1.13)

Age:
  0-4 4.8% (3.9-6.0) REF
  5-13 6.3% (5.6-7.2) 1.14 (0.92-1.41)
  14-17 6.7% (5.8-7.8) 1.26 (1.00-1.58)

Race/Ethnicity:
  White Non-Hispanic 5.5% (4.9-6.3) REF
  Black Non-Hispanic 7.2% (6.0-8.7) 0.73 (0.60-0.91)
  Hispanic 8.8% (7.3-10.6) 0.92 (0.75-1.14)
  Other 9.8% (7.8-12.2) 1.34 (1.05-1.72)

Income:
  <200% FPL 12.0% (10.8-13.2) 2.19 (1.73-2.77)
  200-399% FPL 5.6% (4.8-6.5) 1.43 (1.15-1.77)
  >/=400% FPL 3.3% (2.7-4.0) REF

Insurance Status:
  Private 4.4% (3.8-5.1) REF
  Public 10.7% (9.6-12.1) 0.98 (0.80-1.20)
  Private + Public 12.7% (10.5-15.4) 1.10 (0.85-1.41)
  Other Insurance 5.4% (3.6-8.1) 1.01 (0.66-1.55)
  Uninsured 25.4% (21.3-30.0) 3.03 (2.33-3.95)

Household Composition:
  Two-Parent 5.0% (4.4-5.8) REF
  Single Mother 10.4% (9.2-11.6) 1.23 (1.05-1.44)
  Other 7.6% (5.9-9.6) 1.08 (0.83-1.42)

Highest Educational Attainment in the Home:
  <High School 10.5% (8.2-13.5) 1.47 (1.09-1.98)
  High School 7.6% (6.5-8.8) 1.05 (0.77-1.44)
  >High School 5.8% (5.1-6.6) REF

Condition Severity
  None/Not Applicable 1.5% (0.9-2.5) REF
  Minor 4.2% (3.6-4.9) 2.12 (1.28-3.50)
  Moderate 13.6% (12.5-14.8) 4.35 (2.67-7.08)
  Severe 32.0% (28.9-35.3) 8.37 (5.01-13.97)

Condition Stability- Health care needs
  Were usually stable 4.4% (3.8-5.1) REF
  Changed once in a while 10.9% (9.7-12.1) 1.42 (1.22-1.65)
  Changed all the time 24.3% (20.7-28.3) 1.62 (1.27-2.07)

Care within the Medical Home
  Presence 2.6% (2.2-3.2) REF
  Absence 13.6% (12.5-14.8) 3.40 (2.87-4.03)
*

Adjusted for all other variables in the model. REF=referent group