Skip to main content
. 2018 Dec 7;18:1354. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-6267-y

Table 3.

Prevalence estimates and odds ratios for associations between intersectional social status with health service use

Health service use (last 12 months)
Any mental health service use Secondary physical health service use
n (%) OR 95% (CI)a OR(95% CI) b n (%) OR(95% CI) a OR(95% CI) b
Total 181(17.1) 530(48.0)
Indicators of intersectional social identity
 Migrant, mixed ethnicity, low SES 30(30.5) 4.29(2.37-7.74) 1.46(0.73-2.93) 53(49.8) 1.33(0.83-2.14) 0.59(0.36-0.99)
 White British, low SES 21(20.5) 2.52(1.33-4.78) 0.88(0.40-1.90) 74(67.2) 2.74(1.67-4.50) 1.00(0.60-1.68)
 Non migrant, mixed ethnicity, student 27(23.2) 2.95(1.63-5.33) 1.83(0.93-3.58) 52(47.7) 1.22(0.78-1.91) 1.48(0.88-2.49)
 Non migrant, mixed ethnicity, skilled 26(16.1) 1.87(1.04-3.38) 1.27(0.65-2.47) 81(49.7) 1.32(0.89-1.98) 1.07(0.69-1.67)
 Mixed migration status, mixed ethnicity, economically inactive 19(20.0) 2.44(1.28-4.64) 2.27(1.11-4.64) 61(61.3) 2.12(1.32-3.39) 1.16(0.66-2.03)
 Migrant, mixed ethnicity, high SES 28(15.7) 1.81(1.02-3.22) 1.63(0.88-3.00) 72(37.8) 0.81(0.56-1.19) 0.72(0.47-1.09)
 White British, high SES (reference group) 30(9.3) 1.00 1.00 137(42.8) 1.00 1.00

Weighted percentages to account for survey design; frequencies are unweighted and may not add up due to missing values

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval

a Unadjusted models

b Adjusted for age (continuous variable), gender, mental/physical disorder and long standing illness