TABLE 3.
Logistic Regression Models to Determine Likelihood of WIC Participation by Race and Ethnicity
| White (N = 227) | Asian/Pacific Islander (N = 136) |
Hispanic (N = 720) |
Black (N = 540) | |||||
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| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Maternal age | 1.0 | .9, 1.0 | 1.1** | 1.0, 1.2 | .9** | .9, 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0, 1.1 |
| Household income | .9* | .8, 1.0 | .8 | .6, 1.0 | 1.0 | .9, 1.1 | 1.0 | .9, 1.1 |
| Maternal education | .9 | .6, 1.3 | .9 | .6, 1.3 | .9 | .7, 1.1 | .9 | .7, 1.1 |
| Maternal nativity | .7 | .3, 1.3 | – | – | .7 | .4, 1.2 | 1.2 | .7, 1.9 |
| Unintended pregnancy | 2.8*** | 1.5, 5.2 | 2.7* | 1.1, 6.5 | 1.4 | .8, 2.3 | 1.0 | .6, 1.7 |
| Social support | .9 | .6, 1.2 | .7^ | .5, 1.0 | 1.0 | .8, 1.2 | .8^ | .6, 1.0 |
| Structural barriers | .9 | .5, 1.9 | .5* | .3, 1.0 | .9 | .7, 1.2 | .7^ | .5, 1.0 |
a
Includes Maternal Age, Household Income, Maternal Education, Nativity. Maternal Education and Income are categorical variables; see “Measures” for details.
b
Includes variables in the first Adjusted model as well as Unintended Pregnancy, Social Support, and Structural Barriers.
^
p < .10,
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01,
***
p < .001.