Table 3.
Logistic regression assessing personal demographics and family health characteristics as predictors of mental health diagnosis
| |
B |
Wald Chi-square |
Odds ratio |
95% CI for odds ratio |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | ||||
| Sex; female versus male (ref) |
.43 |
18.76*** |
1.53 |
1.26 |
1.86 |
| Age; 18–64 versus 65–98 years old (ref) |
1.28 |
66.23*** |
3.61 |
2.65 |
4.92 |
| Marital status: Married / cohabitating (ref) |
|
14.05*** |
|
|
|
| Marital status: Divorced / separated / widowed |
.21 |
2.62 |
1.23 |
.96 |
1.58 |
| Marital status: Never married |
.49 |
13.71*** |
1.63 |
1.26 |
2.11 |
| Education: 16 years or more (ref) |
|
11.48** |
|
|
|
| Education:0--11 years |
.52 |
9.83** |
1.68 |
1.21 |
2.31 |
| Education: 12 years |
.34 |
6.53** |
1.40 |
1.08 |
1.81 |
| Education: 13–15 years |
.29 |
5.16* |
1.34 |
1.04 |
1.72 |
| HHinc; $0 to $59,082 V $59,083 to $200,000 (ref) |
.30 |
7.60** |
1.35 |
1.09 |
1.67 |
| Any parental illness; present V absent (ref) |
.19 |
1.65 |
1.21 |
.91 |
1.61 |
| Any spousal illness; present V absent (ref) |
-.09 |
.16 |
.92 |
.60 |
1.39 |
| Any illness among children; present V absent (ref) |
.27 |
2.240 |
1.31 |
.92 |
1.88 |
| Any illness among siblings; present V absent (ref) |
-.10 |
.54 |
.90 |
.69 |
1.19 |
| Any physical illness in family; present V absent (ref) |
.12 |
.85 |
1.13 |
.87 |
1.48 |
| Any mental illness in family; present V absent (ref) | .55 | 14.56*** | 1.73 | 1.31 | 2.29 |
Key: HHinc Household income, Ref reference category; * = p < .05; ** = p < .01; *** = p < .001; V versus (N = 3192 (2009 valid cases, 1183 missing cases).