Table 5.
Adjusted ORs (and 95% CIs) for Selected Factors Associated With Current Priority Receipt in Individuals With ASD by Age Groups
| OR (95% CI) (*P < .05, **P < .01, ***P < .001) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–4 y.o. | 5–11 y.o. | 12–17 y.o. | 18–24 y.o. | 25+ y.o. | |
| Sociodemographic factors | |||||
| Highest level of education (in household) | |||||
| ≤High school‐level certificate | 1 | 1 | |||
| College‐level diploma | 1.26 (1.04–1.53)* | 0.93 (0.73–1.19) | |||
| Undergraduate degree | 1.43 (1.17–1.75)*** | 1.04 (0.8–1.35) | |||
| Graduate/Professional degree | 1.44 (1.16–1.78)** | 1.15 (0.87–1.52) | |||
| Community size | |||||
| Remote/Rural | 1 | 1 | |||
| Suburban | 1.24 (0.93–1.66) | 1.14 (1.01–1.29)* | |||
| Urban | 1.12 (0.85–1.48) | 1.13 (1–1.28)* | |||
| Clinical need factors | |||||
| Intellectual disability | |||||
| Absent | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Present | 1.03 (0.91–1.18) | 1.09 (0.91–1.31) | 1.35 (1–1.83)* | ||
| Behavioral concerns | |||||
| None | 1 | ||||
| 1 | 1.1 (0.93–1.29) | ||||
| 2 | 1.01 (0.83–1.22) | ||||
| 3+ | 0.93 (0.79–1.1) | ||||
| Mental health concerns | |||||
| None | 1 | ||||
| 1 | 1 (0.9–1.1) | ||||
| 2+ | 0.83 (0.73–0.93)** | ||||
| Systemic factors | |||||
| Services | |||||
| Cannot afford | 1 | 1 | |||
| Can afford | 1.32 (1.06–1.64)* | 1.21 (1.09–1.33)*** | |||
| Gov't funding | |||||
| Never received | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Have received | 1.17 (1.07–1.28)*** | 1.18 (1.02–1.37)* | 1.12 (0.92–1.36) | ||
| Caregiver‐directed services | |||||
| None | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1.22 (0.98–1.52) | 1.18 (1.06–1.32)** | 1.44 (1.2–1.73)*** | 1.4 (1.13–1.74)** | 1.24 (0.9–1.69) |
| 2 | 1.29 (0.95–1.75) | 1.33 (1.18–1.51)*** | 1.75 (1.44–2.13)*** | 1.36 (1.06–1.73)* | 1.07 (0.71–1.62) |
| 3+ | 1.64 (1.11–2.45)* | 1.66 (1.41–1.97)*** | 1.83 (1.45–2.31)*** | 1.31 (0.97–1.77) | 1.37 (0.85–2.19) |
| Barriers to services | 0.96 (0.93–0.98)** | ||||
| Non‐priority services received | 1.07 (1.04–1.1)*** | 1.15 (1.11–1.19)*** | 1.17 (1.13–1.22)*** | 1.19 (1.11–1.28)*** | |