Table 5.

Adjusted Odds Ratios from Multivariable Models Predicting Fair or Poor Health Status, by Race/Ethnic Group^*

Variable	White (n=8,953,666)	Hispanic (n=656,314)	African American (n=1,428,556)
Perceived Health Care Discrimination
No	Reference	Reference	Reference
Yes	2.00(1.45,2.77)	0.55(0.24,1.22)	1.95(1.39,2.73)
Sex
Female	Reference	Reference	Reference
Male	1.03(0.91,1.17)	0.51(0.32,0.80)	0.97(0.75,1.26)
Age
18–24	0.12(0.08,0.20)	0.21(0.08,0.58)	0.14(0.08,0.26)
25–34	0.24(0.18,0.30)	0.47(0.22,1.02)	0.18(0.11,0.27)
35–44	0.38(0.31,0.46)	1.20(0.57,2.49)	0.33(0.22,0.49)
45–54	0.65(0.54,0.78)	2.04(0.93,4.49)	0.56(0.38,0.83)
55–64	0.98(0.83,1.17)	0.57(0.23,1.42)	0.87(0.59,1.28)
65 or older	Reference	Reference	Reference
Income
< $15K	6.48(5.05,8.32)	2.76(1.13,6.75)	4.23(2.50,7.15)
$15K – $25K	3.65(2.99,4.45)	1.48(0.61,3.64)	2.49(1.50,4.14)
$25K – $35K	2.31(1.88,2.84)	2.98(1.24,7.12)	1.94(1.12,3.39)
$35K – $50K	1.60(1.32,1.94)	1.36(0.55,3.39)	1.82(1.07,3.10)
> $50K	Reference	Reference	Reference
Education
Less than HS	3.44(2.73,4.34)	8.69(3.32,22.7)	1.96(1.26,3.03)
HS Graduate	1.97(1.66,2.34)	3.04(1.22,7.58)	1.29(0.90,1.86)
Some College	1.75(1.47,2.09)	1.68(0.64,4.37)	1.24(0.83,1.84)
College Degree	Reference	Reference	Reference
Health care coverage
Yes	Reference	Reference	Reference
No	0.67(0.54,0.83)	0.64(0.36,1.15)	0.83(0.61,1.12)
Was medical care cost-prohibitive in last 12 months?
No	Reference	Reference	Reference
Yes	2.23(1.86,2.66)	1.85(1.02,3.34)	2.20(1.68,2.87)
How often do you think about your race?
Once a month or less	Reference	Reference	Reference
Once a week	0.96(0.74,1.25)	0.43(0.18,1.04)	1.45(0.84,2.51)
Once a day or more	1.23(0.93,1.62)	1.53(0.97,2.41)	1.06(0.82,1.37)

^*ORs reflect the association between health status and each variable, adjusting for all the other variables. State was included as an additional covariate.