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. 2014 Mar 6;70(3):462–469. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbu015

Table 2.

Relative Risk Ratios and Predicted Probabilities of Child and Spouse Availability (Multinomial Logistic Regressions)

Availability of child, T (multinomial logistic regression) Availability of spouse, T (multinomial logistic regression)
Coresident child At least one child ≤ 30 miles All children > 30 miles (base outcome) Spouse with 0 ADL limitation Spouse with at least one ADL limitation No spouse present (base outcome)
Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)
 Less than high school 3.66*** (2.41, 5.56) 2.75*** (1.92, 3.94) 0.58*** (0.43, 0.78) 0.84 (0.55, 1.30)
 High school/GED 1.40 (0.95, 2.07) 1.48* (1.09, 2.00) 0.76 (0.57, 1.01) 0.77 (0.49, 1.20)
 At least some college (reference) (reference) (reference) (reference)
Adjusted prediction
 Less than high School 32% 59% 9% 38% 10% 52%
 High school/GED 22% 60% 18% 46% 9% 45%
 At least some college 21% 54% 25% 53% 11% 36%
Model Wald χ2 147.5*** 293.94***
N 2,078 2,063

Note. ADL = activity of daily living; CI = confidence interval. Analysis sample criteria are same as in Table 1. All covariates are listed in Table 1.

*p < .05. ***p < .001. p < .10.