Table 5.
Logistic regression analyses of functional limitations status by language spoken at home and socio-demographic characteristics among U.S. born Mexican Americans aged 55 and over.
| Odds Ratio | (95% C.I.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnicity | ||
| Speaks English at home | 1.00 | Referent |
| Does not Speak English at home | 1.13 | (1.03, 1.24) |
| Age | ||
| 55–64 | 1.00 | Referent |
| 65–74 | 1.19 | (1.08, 1.31) |
| 75–84 | 2.04 | (1.83, 2.27) |
| 85+ | 4.23 | (3.48, 5.14) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 1.00 | Referent |
| Female | 1.13 | (1.04, 1.22) |
| Education | ||
| Primary | 2.49 | (1.86, 3.33) |
| High school (no diploma) | 2.02 | (1.50, 2.71) |
| High school diploma | 1.62 | (1.22, 2.15) |
| Bachelors degree | 1.31 | (0.93, 1.85) |
| Graduate degree | 1.00 | Referent |
| Family Poverty level | ||
| Under poverty line | 3.10 | (2.65, 3.62) |
| 100–199% | 2.54 | (2.20, 2.94) |
| 200–299% | 1.79 | (1.54, 2.07) |
| 300–399% | 1.36 | (1.16, 1.60) |
| 400–499% | 1.15 | (0.96, 1.38) |
| 500% or more | 1.00 | Referent |