Table 2. Odds ratios from logistic regression models predicting whether a congregation provides mental health programming.
| Bivariate | Multivariate | |||
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| Congregational internal and external factors | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI |
| Member Composition | ||||
| % of members who are less than 60 years old | 1.01*** | 1.01 – 1.02 | 1.01** | 1.01 – 1.02 |
| % of members with a college degree | 1.01** | 1.00 – 1.01 | 1.00 | 0.99 – 1.01 |
| % of members with a high income level | 1.02*** | 1.01 – 1.03 | 1.02*** | 1.01 – 1.03 |
| Congregational Characteristics | ||||
| Age of head clergy person | 1.01 | 1.00 – 1.02 | 1.01* | 1.00 – 1.03 |
| Black Protestant | 1.66** | 1.21 – 2.29 | 0.95 | 0.60 – 1.52 |
| Theologically conservative | 0.77* | 0.60 – 0.97 | 1.04 | 0.78 – 1.37 |
| Speaking in tongues is practiced | 1.88*** | 1.45 – 2.44 | 1.43* | 1.03 – 1.99 |
| Congregational Resources | ||||
| Number of adult participants (logged) | 1.32*** | 1.22 – 1.43 | 1.11* | 1.00 – 1.23 |
| Employs staff for social service programs | 2.84*** | 2.15 – 3.75 | 1.86*** | 1.36 – 2.54 |
| Congregation owns its building | 1.22 | 0.77 – 1.94 | 0.80 | 0.47 – 1.35 |
| Involvement with Health and Human Services | ||||
| Provides health-focused education programs | 3.02*** | 2.37 – 3.85 | 2.03*** | 1.53 – 2.67 |
| Sponsors social service programs | 3.53*** | 1.95 – 6.37 | 1.77 | 0.93 – 3.36 |
| External Engagement | ||||
| Assesses the needs of its community | 2.92*** | 2.20 – 3.87 | 1.98*** | 1.46 – 2.70 |
| Had a social service representative as a visiting speaker | 2.20*** | 1.73 – 2.79 | 1.41* | 1.07 – 1.86 |
| Community Characteristics | ||||
| Census tract is at least 80% African American | 3.11*** | 1.82 – 5.33 | 2.20* | 1.12 – 4.33 |
| Census tract has at least 30% living below the poverty level | 1.33 | 0.97 – 1.82 | 1.28 | 0.88 – 1.87 |
| Census tract is predominantly urban | 1.81*** | 1.37 – 2.39 | 0.80 | 0.56 – 1.13 |
| Located in the South | 0.79 | 0.63 – 1.01 | 0.79 | 0.60 – 1.04 |
Source: National Congregations Study, 2012
Note: The diagnostic tests recommended by Winship and Radbill (1994) indicate no misspecification related to the probability-proportional-to-size feature of the sample; thus, we present the results from analyzing unweighted data.(41)
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01,
***
p < .001 (two-tailed tests)