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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Matern Child Health J. 2012 Apr;16(Suppl 1):S178–S187. doi: 10.1007/s10995-012-1008-9

Table 4.

Multilevel regression models estimating the association between a medical home and individual- and state-level covariates for children with public and private insurance, 2007

Public
Private
Model 1: “empty’’ model Model 2: individual-level covariates Model 3: individual- and state-level covariates Model 1: “empty’’ model Model 2: individual-level covariates Model 3: individual- and state-level covariates
Measures of variation
 State-level variance (SE) 0.075 (0.031) 0.025 (0.006) 0.021 (0.006) 0.027 (0.005) 0.020 (0.006) 0.012 (0.004)
 Proportional change in variance −67 % −16 % −26 % −39 %
 Median odds ratio (95 % CI) 1.30 (1.12–1.42) 1.16 (1.11–1.20) 1.15 (1.09–1.19) 1.17 (1.13–1.20) 1.14 (1.09–1.19) 1.11 (1.06–1.14)
Individual covariates (OR, 95 % CI)
 Child age, years
  0–5 Ref Ref Ref Ref
  6–11 0.77 (0.70–0.85) 0.76 (0.69–0.84) 0.72 (0.67–0.77) 0.72 (0.67–0.77)
  12–17 0.70 (0.64–0.76) 0.69 (0.64–0.75) 0.62 (0.59–0.66) 0.62 (0.59–0.66)
 Race/ethnicity
  White, non-Hispanic Ref Ref Ref Ref
  African-American, non-Hispanic 0.47 (0.41–0.54) 0.48 (0.41–0.55) 0.57 (0.51–0.63) 0.57 (0.51–0.63)
  Hispanic 0.62 (0.52–0.74) 0.62 (0.51–0.75) 0.75 (0.66–0.84) 0.76 (0.67–0.85)
  Multi/other 0.63 (0.53–0.75) 0.63 (0.53–0.75) 0.69 (0.63–0.77) 0.70 (0.63–0.77)
 Non-English primary language 0.41 (0.34–0.50) 0.42 (0.34–0.52) 0.39 (0.34–0.46) 0.39 (0.34–0.46)
 Special health care need 0.70 (0.63–0.78) 0.70 (0.63–0.78) 0.60 (0.57–0.64) 0.60 (0.57–0.64)
 Gap in insurance 0.67 (0.57–0.79) 0.67 (0.57–0.79) 0.61 (0.57–0.64) 0.61 (0.53–0.71)
 Household income
  >400 % FPL Ref Ref Ref Ref
  200–399 % FPL 1.15 (0.97–1.35) 1.13 (0.95–1.33) 0.85 (0.80–0.91) 0.85 (0.80–0.91)
  100–199 % FPL 1.04 (0.85–1.28) 1.04 (0.84–1.28) 0.72 (0.67–0.77) 0.72 (0.67–0.77)
  0–99 % FPL 0.93 (0.77–1.12) 0.91 (0.75–1.11) 0.51 (0.45–0.59) 0.51 (0.45–0.59)
 Parental education
  >High school Ref Ref Ref Ref
  High school/equivalent 0.79 (0.72–0.86) 0.78 (0.71–0.86) 0.79 (0.73–0.84) 0.79 (0.73–0.84)
  <High school 0.66 (0.59–0.75) 0.66 (0.59–0.75) 0.59 (0.51–0.69) 0.59 (0.51–0.69)
 Family structure
  Two parents Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Single mother 0.91 (0.81–0.99) 0.90 (0.81–1.00) 0.82 (.076–0.89) 0.82 (.076–0.89)
  Other 0.70 (0.62–0.79) 0.71 (0.63–0.81) 0.63 (0.55–0.71) 0.63 (0.55–0.71)
State covariates (OR, 95 % CI)
 Non-English primary language, %a 1.00 (0.99–1.00) 0.99 (0.98–1.00)
 Minority race/ethnicity, %a 1.00 (0.99–1.00) 1.00 (0.99–1.00)
 PCPs per 100,000 childrena 1.02 (0.97–1.07) 0.99 (0.96–1.02)
 Medicaid-to-Medicare payment ratioa 0.97 (0.92–1.03) NA
 Medicaid enrollees in managed care, %a 1.00 (0.96–1.04) NA
 Individuals with income <200 % FPL served by CHCs, %a 0.97 (0.92–1.03) NA
 HMO penetration (overall market), %a NA 1.00 (1.00–1.00)

Bold text indicates statistical significance, p < 0.05

CHCs community health centers, FPL federal poverty level, PCPs primary care providers

a

Odds associated with an increase of one standard deviation