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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Fam Relat. 2012 Mar 13;61(2):207–223. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2011.00690.x

Table 2.

Patterns of Use, Need and Unmet Need for Mental Health Services by Custodial Grandchild Gender

Grandson (N= 293) Granddaughter (N=317) Total (N=610)

N % N % N %
SERVICE USE
Community Services a
Yes 125 42.7 102 32.2 227 37.2
No 168 57.3 215 67.8 383 62.8
School Services b
Yes 169 57.7 141 44.5 310 50.8
No 124 42.5 176 55.4 300 49.2
Combined Use of Community and & School Services c 109 37.2 77 24.3 186 30.5
Community Services Only 16 5.5 25 7.9 41 6.7
School Services Only 60 20.5 64 20.2 124 20.3
Neither Community nor School Services d 108 36.9 151 47.6 259 42.5

NEED
Community Services e 147 50.2 127 40.1 274 44.9
School Services f 183 62.5 152 47.9 335 54.9

UNMET NEED
Community Services 31 19.9 34 25.0 65 22.3
School Services 26 13.3 29 17.1 55 15.1

Significant X2 results for Grandson x Granddaughter Cross-tabulations:

a

X2 (1) = 7.1, p < .01;

b

X2 (1) = 10.6, p < .01;

c

X2 (1) = 11.9, p < .01;

d

X2 (1) = 7.2, p < .01;

e

X2 (1) = 6.2, p < .01;

f

X2 (1) = 12.9, p < .01.