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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 13.
Published in final edited form as: J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse. 2012 Sep 12;21(4):310–322. doi: 10.1080/1067828X.2012.709453

Table 3. Multinomial Logistic Regression for Behavioral Health Treatment among Adolescents with Behavioral Health Problems (N=3,384).

Behavioral Health Treatment

MH TX Only SA TX Only MH & SA TX
AOR (95% CI) p value AOR (95% CI) p value AOR (95% CI) p value

Sex
 Male (ref.)
 Female 1.86 (1.74,1.99) <.01 .74 (.69,.80) <.01 1.14 (.84,1.55) .39
Age
 12-13 Years (ref.)
 14-15 Years .47 (.46,.49) <.01 1.72 (1.02,2.89) .04 1.52 (1.11,2.09) .01
 16-17 Years .29 (.26,.32) <.01 2.94 (1.27,6.85) .01 1.19 (.97,1.45) .09
Race/Ethnicity
 White (ref.)
 Black .76 (.60,.95) .02 .35 (.22,.57) <.01 .59 (.34,.99) .05
 Hispanic .83 (.70,.97) .02 1.05 (.87,1.26) .64 .77 (.30,1.97) .58
 Other .67 (.33,1.38) .28 0.73 (.18,3.00) .67 .61 (.29,1.27) .19
Poverty
 No (ref.)
 Yes 1.02 (.73,1.42) .90 .93 (.81,1.06) .26 1.30 (.54,3.11) .56
Health Insurance
 None (ref.)
 Public 1.53 (1.39,1.68) <.01 2.25 (2.03,2.50) <.01 .74 (.57,.98) .04
 Private 1.24 (.95,1.62) .11 1.16 (.68,1.97) .70 (.56,.87) <.01
Household Composition
 Both Parents (ref.)
 Mom Only 1.01 (.80,1.28) .93 1.05 (.71,1.55) .79 1.14 (1.11,1.17) <.01
 Dad Only 1.44 (1.16,1.80) <.01 1.46 (1.43,1.50) <.01 2.22 (1.63,3.03) <.01
 Neither Parent 1.18 (.69,2.03) .54 .93 (.25,3.39) .91 2.68 (1.92,3.75) <.01

Notes: SA=substance abuse; MH=mental health AOR=Adjusted Odds Ratios; CI=Confidence Interval; Ref.=reference group.

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The categories No SA or MH (reference group), MH, SA and MH & SA treatment are mutually exclusive categories based on past year self-report data.