Table 2.

Adjusted Odds Ratios Examining the Association of Interpreter Availability and Patient Reports of Quality of Pain Treatment

	Adequate pain control during hospitalization		Timely response to pain		Perceived helpfulness from staff to respond to pain
	OR	95 % CI	OR	95 % CI	OR	95 % CI
Interpreter not always available	0.4	0.2-0.8	0.4	0.2-0.8	0.3	0.2-0.7
Age ≥ 35y	0.9	0.4-1.9	0.9	0.4-1.9	1.5	0.6-3.4
Education ≥ 12y	0.9	0.4-1.7	1	0.5-1.2	0.9	0.4-1.8
Income ≥ 1.0 poverty level	0.7	0.3-1.7	0.4	0.2-1	0.7	0.4-1.3
Health status Excellent/Very Good/Good	1.3	0.6-2.5	1.1	0.5-2.2	1.4	0.7-2.8
Insured	0.1	0.2-0.9	0.5	0.2-1.2	0.8	0.4-1.6
Reason for hospitalization childbirth	1.5	0.8-3	1.21	0.5-3	1.3	0.7-2.7
Wave 2	1.2	0.6-2.3	1.17	0.6-2.2	1.1	0.6-2.1

Calculated using ordered logistic regression; response categories were never/sometimes, usually, always. The reference category for all models was interpreter always available