Table 2. Percentage and Prevalence Ratio of Being Housing Insecure Compared With Not Being Housing Insecure by Selected Adverse Health Behaviors and Outcomes, Washington State, 2011.
| Health Risk Behaviors | Housing Insecurea |
Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Unadjusted | Adjusted for SESb | Adjusted for SES and Demographicsc | |
| Current smoker | 26.9 | 9.8 | 2.8 (2.3–3.3) | 1.8 (1.5–2.2) | 1.4 (1.1–1.7) |
| Past 30-day binge drinker | 16.8 | 15.0 | 1.1 (0.9–1.4) | 1.1 (0.9–1.4) | 0.9 (0.8–1.1) |
| Delayed doctor visit because of costs | 33.3 | 5.9 | 5.7 (4.7–6.8) | 4.0 (3.2–4.9) | 2.6 (2.1–3.3) |
| Health outcomes | |||||
| Poor/fair health status | 26.3 | 11.3 | 2.3 (2.0–2.7) | 1.5 (1.3–1.8) | 1.9 (1.5–2.4) |
| ≥14 days in the past 30 days | |||||
| Poor health limiting daily activity | 14.3 | 5.0 | 2.9 (2.3–3.6) | 2.0 (1.6–2.5) | 2.0 (1.5–2.6) |
| Poor physical health | 17.4 | 8.4 | 2.1 (1.8–2.5) | 1.4 (1.2–1.7) | 1.5 (1.2–1.9) |
| Poor mental health | 22.9 | 5.8 | 4.0 (3.3–4.8) | 2.9 (2.3–3.6) | 2.3 (1.8–3.0) |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
a
Housing insecure participants responded always, usually, or sometimes to the question “How often in the past 12 months would you say you were worried or stressed about having enough money to pay your rent/mortgage?”
b
Socioeconomic measures include education, income, and home ownership.
c
Demographics include sex, health insurance status (aged 18–65 years), Hispanic ethnicity, age, marital status, veteran status, presence of children in the home, and adverse childhood experiences.