Table 2.
Multivariate analysis of the association of predictor variables with mental health service utilization (recency and provider types utilized)
| Variable | Lifetime use | Past 12 month use | Mental health sector | Non-mental health sector | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Gender (reference: male) | ||||||||
| Female | 1.9*** | 1.3-2.8 | 1 | .4-2.3 | 1.7* | 1.0-3.0 | 3.1* | .97-8.6 |
| Educational Attainment (reference: some HS) | ||||||||
| HS graduate | .8 | .5-1.4 | .9 | .3-2.9 | .8 | .4-1.5 | 3.9 | .61-6.1 |
| Some college | 1.4 | .7-2.5 | .9 | .2-3.6 | .9 | .5-1.7 | 9.1* | .8-11.0 |
| College graduate | 1.1 | .4-3.1 | 1 | .9 | .3-2.6 | 1.9 | .28-4.1 | |
| Employment status (reference: employed) | ||||||||
| Unemployed | 1 | .5-1.8 | .7 | .2-2.8 | .87 | .3-2.6 | 2.8 | .66-4.1 |
| Not in labor force | 1.2 | .5-2.8 | 1.1 | .3-3.9 | 1.6 | .6-4.4 | .7 | .28-2.8 |
| Mental health insurance coverage (reference: private) | ||||||||
| Public | 1 | .5-2.1 | .6 | .2-2.1 | .7 | .3-1.8 | 2.2 | .75-2.6 |
| No insurance | .5 | .5-1.4 | .6 | .2-1.6 | 1 | .5-2.2 | 1.1 | .58-1.6 |
| Perceived emotional support | 1 | .9-1.1 | 1 | .7-1.3 | 1 | .9-1.1 | 1 | .78-1.1 |
| Perceived racial discrimination (reference: no discrimination) | ||||||||
| ≥1 racial discrimination event | .9 | .5-1.6 | .8 | .3-2.6 | .8 | .3-1.8 | 1.2 | .52-3.3 |
| Evaluated need (reference: no need) | ||||||||
| Endorsed | 8.7*** | 4.8-15.5 | 12.3*** | 3.7-40.6 | 3.4** | 1.5-7.9 | 102.9*** | 12.5-846.0 |
| Perceived needa (reference: no) | ||||||||
| Yes | 1.5 | .4-5.3 | ||||||
*
p value ≤.05,
**
p value ≤.01,
***
p value ≤.001
a
Perceived need was only included in past 12 month use analysis